India vs Pakistan, Second semi-final

Whew! It has been an awesome match and I am glad that we have covered a classic. All eyes will be on that all important final on April 2nd. Will India's 28 year wait for another World Cup end on that day or will Sri Lanka win another one after 15 years? We have to wait for two more days now before that day. This is an exhausted Sid V, saying good bye on behalf of my other colleagues Ajith, Srivathsa and Realtime Thiru. Keep on smiling and have a great night.

Tendulkar: I would like to thank everybody in Mohali for the terrific support. The team played brilliantly. The way we bowled and fielded was awesome. Initially, Viru got us off to a flier and we had to take our time and play out the spinners. We kept losing wickets which we did not want. Raina played well in the end. When we started, we thought about 300-310. Going back to Mumbai is a great occasion. We want to focus on the job that is ahead. All the five matches against Pakistan have been memorable.

Sachin Tendulkar is the MoM for his awesome 85.

Dhoni: We got off to a great start. But, as the game progressed, scoring became hard and we had to consolidate. We decided to go for a par score and 260 was a very good score. The pitch was offering some turn and we read the wicket wrongly. We went in with three seamers and this is one game where I am glad that I did not have to use any extra bowlers. Bowling slowly and on a length is Munaf's strength and Ashish is a rhythm bowler. It is a dream to be in the final. We did not have easy games throughout the tournament and nothing comes easy. We have chased some few decent totals and everybody has been tested. We are ready for the finals but we have to be careful.

Afridi: Firstly, I would like to congratulate India on such a great victory and I wish them all the best for the final. The guys played well and I am glad to be the captain of such a team. Riaz bowled well. When we got Sehwag, we decided to put some pressure. We missed some opportunities in the middle and they played well. We did not build a partnership and we played some irresponsible shots. We tried to play two or three overs and we decided to take the Batting PP after that. I would like to say sorry to my nation that we fell short.

There was a lot of hype and build-up prior to this game and it has lived upto it. Pakistan's fielding has once again proven to be their undoing while the Indians kept their nerve. One more golden page is added in the glorious chapter of India vs Pakistan rivalries.

Some more Insights: Everybody was saying that this was the final before the final. Sydney, Bangalore, Manchester, Centurion and now Mohali, it is India 5- Pakistan 0. Pakistan continue to be haunted by India and that will be bring a lot of cheer to the 1.2 billion Indians. A word also for Shoaib Akhtar, who has decided to bid good bye from International cricket after the World Cup. He did not get a chance today, and he now exits on a sorry note. However, better times lie ahead for Pakistan and it has been a very spirited performance. The Mohali crowd have been absolutely awesome and credit goes to them for giving this match a wonderful atmosphere.

Harbhajan: Happy with how things panned out today. I thank God, the almighty for making the dream come true. This was like a final, the pressure was double, not just for our team but also for the Pakistani team. We bowled and fielded well, I guess we deserved this win. Mumbai is my second home, I play for the Mumbai Indians, and it would be really good to go and play the final over there.

Post match celebrations: Hand shakes all around, Sachin Tendulkar looks mighty happy, his expressions speak a thousand words. His dream of winning a World Cup final is at sighting distance now, that would be a fitting tribute to a man who has given it all to the game of cricket. The VIPs in the crowd - Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priety Zinta, Neeta Ambani - all stand up in joy, yes folks, it's not a dream, India are through to the World Cup final.

Misbah-ul-Haq and his strange connection with India in World Cups: The massive expectations and the hype placed on this game has not disappointed the millions of fans in both countries. India have held their nerve to go through to their second World Cup final since 2003. The Pakistani openers started off confidently, but once Kamran fell, the Indians built up the pressure. Hafeez threw it away, with a rank bad shot and then Misbah came in to play one of the strangest ODI innings of all time - he perhaps forgot that it was an ODI and played a test like innings. That placed enormous pressure on the others and though he opened out at the end, it was too little, too late.

49.5 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, out Caught by Kohli!! India have reached the final of the 2011 World Cup, they will now face Sri Lanka at Mumbai on the 2nd of April. Misbah-ul-Haq goes for the big hit, a length ball, he decided to send it out of the park, gets more elevation than distance, lands in the safe hands of Virat Kohli at long on, Pakistan have lost by 29 runs, Afridi has a sorry look on his face. Can't help but feel for him. Misbah-ul-Haq c Kohli b Zaheer 56(76) [4s-5 6s-1]

Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

49.4 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, the Indians know that they've won it, fuller one on the stumps, flayed to mid wicket, straight to the fielder again, Dhoni is looking relieved

49.3 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, short ball from Zaheer, pulled to the man at mid wicket

49.2 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, slower one angling away from Misbah-ul-Haq, he can't get bat on ball, Zaheer gets away with it, should have been called a wide

49.1 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, fuller and outside off, Misbah-ul-Haq drills a fuller one to long off, 5 sixes needed!

Okay, 30 runs off 6 balls needed. India's strike bowler, Zaheer Khan, has the ball in his hands. 5 sixes needed, common sense tells me, the match is already in India's pocket. Two good deliveries and that's it!

48.6 Munaf Patel to Ajmal, no run, Ajmal gets across and paddle scoops it to Sehwag at short fine

48.5 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, Misbah-ul-Haq rolls his arms and sends a slower delivery, back of a length and pulled over mid wicket, Raina at long on runs wide and takes it on one bounce, just a single

48.4 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, another one outside the off stump, Misbah-ul-Haq slaps hard but straight to the man at long off, he does not take the single yet again

48.3 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, back of a length and on the off stump, pushed wide of the bowler to long on, but denies the single

48.2 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, SIX!!, that's the 14th ODI fifty for Misbah-ul-Haq, he is keeping the hopes of all the Pakistanis alive, lofted hit over long on, does it nice and clean, Misbah style!

48.1 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, the famous leg cutter again, Misbah-ul-Haq makes room, taps it down the wicket, Misbah-ul-Haq is waging a lone battle and it doesn't look too good for him at this stage

Munaf Patel [9.0-1-33-2] is back into the attack

Wait up folks. 37 off two overs! The Indians just can't celebrate yet.

47.6 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, too full on the off stump, drilled down to mid off and he sets off for a single, had Yuvi got the direct hit in, Misbah-ul-Haq would have been a goner

47.5 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, FOUR!!, Well, Misbah is not giving up! Clears his front leg and lofts it over mid on, powerfully struck, one bounce over the ropes, 13 runs so far from this over!

47.4 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, Misbah-ul-Haq drives through point but Dhoni has kept a man in there, Misbah-ul-Haq turns the single down

47.3 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, FOUR!!, width on offer, Misbah-ul-Haq creates more by backing away, leaning onto it and he crashes it through point and cover, Can he do a Michael Hussey here?

Gary Kirsten is shown on the big screen and he's seen sporting a smile. Eric Simons still has that tensed look on his face.

47.2 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, Misbah-ul-Haq backed away and almost chopped it back onto the stump, off the under edge, it goes over the off stump and Dhoni collects it behind the stumps

47.1 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, Misbah-ul-Haq makes a lot of room and drives hard, straight to the fielder at mid off

47.1 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, 5 wides, poor ball that, full and well down the leg, Dhoni gets the dive in but can't stop it, it was too wide of him and 5 bounus runs. But is it too late? Looks so!

46.6 Nehra to Ajmal, no run, full toss outside off, steered down to third man, Misbah-ul-Haq doesn't want the single, end of a fine spell from Nehra, he's been fabulous, 10 overs and 2 for 33. Dhoni was criticized by all the experts for picking him ahead of Ashwin but Boy! Dhoni, take a bow! Luck and tactics together, and he's just unstoppable

46.5 Nehra to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, too full, Misbah-ul-Haq drills it off the backfoot down to long on

46.4 Nehra to Ajmal, 1 run, Ajmal leans on it and gets an outside edge as he looks to steer it behind point, third man will keep it down to one

46.3 Nehra to Ajmal, no run, back of a length and on the off stump, Ajmal mistimes the pull to mid on

46.2 Nehra to Ajmal, no run, Dhoni has set an attacking field, fuller one angling away, Ajmal creams it to backward point

Saeed Ajmal, right handed bat, comes to the crease

46.1 Nehra to Gul, out Lbw!! Nehra does it! He tries to bowl a yorker, a full toss on the leg stump, Gul misses the flick and he's rapped on the front pad, it was going onto hit the middle stump for sure, another review that goes in favor of Simon Taufel, he's been spot on today. The review was just a formality, India are one wicket away now. Gul lbw b Nehra 2(3)

Nehra to Gul, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

Another review! Gul has been given out LBW. Looks plumb!

Misbah-ul-Haq is asking for a change in gloves. Nehra continues to bowl, 53 off 24 needed.

45.6 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, fuller one, Misbah-ul-Haq works it to Raina at square leg, Misbah-ul-Haq was a couple of paces down the wicket, Raina looks for the direct hit but can't manage it, he had one stump to aim at

45.5 Zaheer to Gul, 1 run, a full toss angled in, Gul gets a top edge as he looks to work it across, lobs up in the air and falls towards mid wicket, there is no fielder there

45.4 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, Misbah-ul-Haq drives it to extra cover and zips across for a quick single, singles won't matter one bit for the Indians

45.3 Zaheer to Gul, 1 run, in the channel outside the off stump, glided down to third man, ambles across for a single

45.2 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, Misbah-ul-Haq makes room and cracks it to point, sets off for a quick single, the throw comes in to the bowler's end but Misbah-ul-Haq was well in

45.1 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, FOUR!!, full and on the pads, flicked away, elegantly done by Misbah-ul-Haq, he's the set batsman and Pakistan's last hope as well, in the gap and past the ropes

Zaheer is back into the attack. Batting powerplay is mandatory now!

44.6 Nehra to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, a full toss outside the off stump, driven to mid on

Umar Gul, right handed bat, comes to the crease

44.5 Nehra to Riaz, out Caught by Tendulkar!! Credit to Nehra, he set it up with four dot balls in a row, Riaz had to go for the big one, he cleared his front leg looking to go big, ends up slicing the fuller one straight to Sachin Tendulkar at cover point, the safest of hands you can find, the Indians are two good balls away from booking a place in the final. Riaz c Tendulkar b Nehra 8(14) [4s-1]

Nehra to Riaz, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

44.4 Nehra to Riaz, no run, fuller and outside the off stump, Riaz clears his front leg, looks to slap that through cover, misses again

44.3 Nehra to Riaz, no run, fabulous bowling this! Riaz is foced to duck as Nehra digs a bouncer, another dot ball and the pressure increases

44.2 Nehra to Riaz, no run, similar delivery, Riaz backs away but can't squeeze the fuller delivery, Misbah-ul-Haq is doing the verbals, he has to calm Riaz down, all he needs to get is a single

44.1 Nehra to Riaz, no run, too full, in the blockhole and angled away, Riaz misses the off-drive, the dust when the ball pitched on the wicket might have hit the bat, it was so close!

The required rate as jumped over 10 now. 62 off 6 overs req. Meanwhile, Bhajji goes off the field after his spell. Gambhir is also not seen ever since he went off holding his hamstring.

43.6 Harbhajan to Riaz, 1 run, Riaz opens the face of the bat and steers it to Yusuf at short third, scampers through for a single

43.5 Harbhajan to Riaz, no run, slower through the air, tossed up well outside off, Riaz gets down on his knee and looks to smack that to the off side, makes no contact

43.4 Harbhajan to Riaz, no run, fuller, Riaz taps it towards short mid, Yuvi was the man, Riaz sends Misbah-ul-Haq backand rightly so

43.3 Harbhajan to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, fuller and on the pads, worked off his toes to short fine

43.2 Harbhajan to Misbah-ul-Haq, FOUR!!, Misbah-ul-Haq reverse sweeps it to perfection, he knew that third man was in, he waits for the ball to come on and gets it between the keeper and Nehra, he hasn't been able to get the big hits, but he needs to do so before it gets too late for his team

43.1 Harbhajan to Riaz, 1 run, that was going down the leg, Riaz gets some bat to it and helps it to short fine leg

42.6 Nehra to Riaz, 1 run, Riaz looks to work it to the on side, gets a leading edge towards mid off, just a single

42.6 Nehra to Riaz, wide, pitched up and down the leg, he has to bowl it again, by the way, this is just the third wide so far in the innings, they have been pretty decent with the ball, excellent in their ground fielding

42.5 Nehra to Riaz, FOUR!!, Where did that come from? It was flayed between mid wicket and long on, tremendous pace off the bat and the backing away aided him get more power into the shot, beats long on and goes into the boundary

42.4 Nehra to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, short of a good length and on the pads, just glanced down toe fine leg, he settles for a single

42.3 Nehra to Riaz, 1 run, back of a length and on the middle, a short arm pull off the backfoot to deep square leg, Zaheer has a piece of advice to give to Nehra

42.2 Nehra to Riaz, no run, fuller and angling away, steered to backward point

42.1 Nehra to Riaz, no run, not too far from the outside edge, it was pushed across the right hander, he was caught poking at it, the ball just whistles past the outside edge to the keeper

Ashish Nehra [7.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack

41.6 Harbhajan to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, well flighted, turned to mid wicket

Wahab Riaz, right handed bat, comes to the crease

41.5 Harbhajan to Afridi, out Caught by Sehwag!! Has Afridi handed the game over to the Indians here? Afridi can't get the big hit, and his poor form continues! It wasn't a wicket ball by any means, but the Indians know that it will perhaps be the game changer. A full toss outside the off stump, Afridi made room looking to go over extra cover, the bottom hand comes off as he swings hard, ends up slicing it straight to cover, Sehwag is as safe as houses. Bhajji is going ballistic, he knows how important that wicket was. Afridi c Sehwag b Harbhajan 19(17) [4s-1]

Harbhajan to Afridi, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

41.4 Harbhajan to Afridi, no run, too full and just inside the wide line, not called a wide, it was too close

41.3 Harbhajan to Afridi, 2 runs, Afridi comes down the wicket, a full toss comes his way, stroked wide of long on and they take a couple

41.2 Harbhajan to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, on the leg stump, turned off the pads to fine leg, soft hands in display and more importantly, Afridi is on strike

41.1 Harbhajan to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, Misbah-ul-Haq goes back and turns it with soft hands to the on side, Dhoni runs to his left and stops it, no chance of taking a single

Harbhajan Singh [8.0-0-33-1] is back into the attack

No signs of batting powerplay yet! Crucial over this.

40.6 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, again, too full, ends up being a low full toss, flicked to deep square, Misbah-ul-Haq will retains the strike

40.5 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, fab! Too full and on the middle, driven down the wicket, good stop by Zaheer

40.4 Zaheer to Afridi, 1 run, a full toss from Zaheer, poor ball, Afridi hoicks it over mid wicket, but there's a man in the deep, Raina he is, he collects it on one bounce

40.3 Zaheer to Afridi, no run, Afridi, after a high backlift, swings through the line, straight to the fielder at mid on, Nehra again, they can't sneak a single

40.2 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, bangs it short and angles it in towards the ribs, the ball hurries onto him and pulls it to deep square, not off the middle of the bat by any means, only a single

Zaheer comes round the wicket now!

40.1 Zaheer to Afridi, 1 run, fuller one on the pads, worked away off his pads to deep backward square leg for a single

39.6 Yuvraj to Afridi, 1 run, Afridi reaches out looking to throw the kitchen sink at it, goes towards Nehra at short third man off the thickish outer half, he does well to dive to his right and field that

39.5 Yuvraj to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, Misbah-ul-Haq clips it off his pads to mid wicket

Nehra is getting his hand taped, looks like he's hurt his right hand in trying to catch that!

39.4 Yuvraj to Afridi, 1 run, that's good sportsmanship from Nehra, Afridi pulled the short ball in the air and it bounced just in front of him at deep mid, agonisingly short of his big fingers which were trying to circle underneath it

Was that a catch? Nehra is not sure, he does not claim it. The men in the middle have taken the help of the TV umpire! Afridi pulled the short ball, there was Nehra at deep mid wicket and the ball was dying on him.

39.3 Yuvraj to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, another reverse sweep but hit straight to short third man, Sehwag keeps it down to one

39.2 Yuvraj to Misbah-ul-Haq, FOUR!!, first boundary for Misbah-ul-Haq, the reverse sweep goes past a diving Kohli at backward point, he got some hand to it but the ball races away

39.1 Yuvraj to Afridi, 1 run, Afridi was looking to send the ball to Lahore, stepped down the wicket and almost yorked himself, drills it down to long on

Just like Ravi Shastri, I get the feeling that there's something that's gonna happen in this over. Boom Boom on strike to Yuvi. Wicket or runs? Time will tell!

38.6 Zaheer to Afridi, 1 run, slower ball from Zaheer, Afridi reaches out and caresses it to cover for a single, he will retain the strike

38.5 Zaheer to Afridi, no run, back of a length and some width on offer, cut straight to the man at cover, dot balls will make it more difficult for Pakistan

38.4 Zaheer to Afridi, 2 runs, fuller one and Afridi drives it hard down the ground, Zaheer bends but can't get some hand to it, Kohli moves from long off and keeps it down to two, the fielding has been really good from the Indians

38.4 Zaheer to Afridi, wide, too full and down the leg, Afridi can't get bat on it, a tickly would have taken the ball to the fine leg boundary

38.3 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, fuller one outside off, Misbah-ul-Haq drives it off the backfoot to long off for a single

38.2 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, Misbah-ul-Haq goes back and defends it down the wicket

38.1 Zaheer to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, with a strike rate of 40, Misbah-ul-Haq looks to steer the short of a good length delivery down to third man, he misses and Dhoni takes it safely behind the stumps

Zaheer Khan [5.0-0-27-1] is back into the attack

37.6 Yuvraj to Afridi, 2 runs, that's turned out to be a good over, 11 runs came off it, whipped off the backfoot through square leg, Afridi is pretty quick

37.5 Yuvraj to Afridi, 2 runs, plays it with soft hands, turns it towards mid wicket and takes two, that's good running again

37.4 Yuvraj to Afridi, FOUR!!, well it's Boom Boom for now! it was well tossed up, driven on the up powerfully wide of extra cover, beats the man at long off

Boom Boom Afridi on strike. Will he Boom Boom? Or will Yuvraj spell doom?

37.3 Yuvraj to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, Misbah-ul-Haq goes back and turns it to short mid wicket

37.1 Yuvraj to Misbah-ul-Haq, 2 runs, tossed up by Yuvraj, driven wide of Raina at extra cover and they take two, quick running between the wickets

36.6 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, Misbah-ul-Haq goes back and whips it down to long on with a slant bat

36.5 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, short of a good length and on the off stump, Misbah-ul-Haq gets forward and defends it towards cover

36.4 Munaf Patel to Afridi, 1 run, fuller one, on-driven wristily to long on by Afridi, he gets off the mark

36.3 Munaf Patel to Afridi, no run, length ball around the off stump, Afridi defends it solidly to the off side, surprising!

Shahid Afridi, right handed bat, comes to the crease

36.2 Munaf Patel to Razzaq, out Bowled!! Another mighty leg cutter from Munna and the off stump is knocked back! That one stopped big time before coming onto the bat, it turned away after pitching on middle, Razzaq was way early into the shot and he played inside the line of the delivery, the ball whistles past the outside edge and finds timber. Wicket No. 6 for India and Boy! Isn't Munaf delighted? Razzaq b Munaf Patel 3(9)

Munaf Patel to Razzaq, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

36.2 Munaf Patel to Razzaq, wide, that was harsh! The leg cutter from Munaf Patel, out of the reach of Razzaq but it wasn't a wide to be honest

36.1 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, Munaf Patel has done a commendable job today, another pitched up delivery on the stumps, driven down to long on

35.6 Yuvraj to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, a bit of air again, driven down the wicket to long off

35.5 Yuvraj to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, Misbah-ul-Haq stretches nicely forward and dead bats it to the on side

35.4 Yuvraj to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, well tossed up, driven down the wicket

Some problem with the ball, looks like the threading has come out. Yuvraj is showing it to the umpire who takes the scissors out and we're ready again.

35.3 Yuvraj to Razzaq, 1 run, worked off the backfoot this time behind square leg for a single

35.2 Yuvraj to Razzaq, no run, the dot balls are adding to the pressure, just steers this one to Raina at backward point

35.1 Yuvraj to Razzaq, no run, drifting in, turns slightly away, Razzaq pushes it to point, he wanted a single, Misbah-ul-Haq is not interested

Yuvraj Singh [7.0-1-35-2] is back into the attack

34.6 Munaf Patel to Razzaq, 1 run, too full and on the pads, worked away off his toes to deep square leg

34.5 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, yorker outside the off stump, Misbah-ul-Haq squeezes it down to third man, he will only get a single

34.4 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, slightly slower from Munaf Patel, Misbah-ul-Haq pushes it back to the bowler. Can someone tell Misbah-ul-Haq that it is an ODI and not a Test match? The Indians wouldn't mind that one bit

34.3 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, stump to stump again, Misbah-ul-Haq goes back and taps it to the on side

34.2 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, good tight line and length that, short of a good length and around the middle stump, Misbah-ul-Haq looks to work it off his hips, drops down the wicket after hitting his body, he hasn't been able to get going today

34.1 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, pitched up on off, defended to the off side

Again, the drinks break has done the trick. I could hear the whole neighbourhood shout as that wicket went down, pressure is beginning to mount and the game is getting interesting by every over. Munaf to continue. 144/5 and that looks in favor of India.

33.6 Harbhajan to Razzaq, no run, well flighted, Razzaq stretches forward and defends it to the on side

33.5 Harbhajan to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, slower through the air, Misbah-ul-Haq nurdles it towards square leg and takes a quick single

33.4 Harbhajan to Razzaq, 1 run, turns in, it wasn't all that fuller, pushed to point for a single

33.3 Harbhajan to Razzaq, no run, a bit of air on that one, driven to extra cover, Yusuf stops that with a dive

33.2 Harbhajan to Razzaq, no run, Razzaq gets in inside edge as he looks to drive, goes to short mid

Abdul Razzaq, right handed bat, comes to the crease

33.1 Harbhajan to Umar Akmal, out Bowled!! Bhajji boy does it!! The danger man departs, as the turbanator strikes first ball by coming round the wicket. It was a quicker one, didn't turn, pitches on leg and middle and skids on, Umar Akmal was going on the backfoot looking to defend, but was too late by the time he got the bat forward, the ball hits the top of the off stump, a much needed wicket this for India. Umar Akmal b Harbhajan 29(24) [4s-1 6s-2]

Harbhajan to Umar Akmal, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Harbhajan Singh [7.0-0-31-0] is back into the attack

Thanks Sid. Misbah is doing a very smart job here by playing second fiddle to Umar Akmal. The ball will be changed after this over. There is a batting powerplay for the Pakistanis. A wicket or two will surely bring India back on top. Dhoni is having a word or two with Zaheer Khan, but they decide to go in with Harbhajan. Can he deliver?

It will be the last Drinks break of the evening. The match is all set for an absolute thriller here. With that, I, Sid V, will hand it over to Ajith, who will finish things off here.

32.6 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, short of a good length just outside off, Misbah-ul-Haq taps it to short cover, excellent over from Munaf comes to an end

32.5 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, fuller just outside off, Misbah-ul-Haq drives it back to the bowler, he bends down and stops it

32.4 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, beaten, the slow leg cutter, Misbah-ul-Haq was walking down the track, the ball cuts away off the deck, he has a feel for it, misses and the ball bounces just in front of Dhoni

32.3 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, short of length in the zone outside off, Misbah-ul-Haq dabs it to backward point

32.2 Munaf Patel to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, back of a length and on the off stump channel, Misbah-ul-Haq inside edges it to his boot, rolls to the ground

32.1 Munaf Patel to Umar Akmal, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Umar Akmal covers the stumps, steers it down to third man

Munaf Patel [6.0-1-26-1] is back into the attack

31.6 Yuvraj to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, full and flatter just outside off, Misbah-ul-Haq covers the stumps, nudges it to the leg side, Umar shouts NO for a non-existent single

31.5 Yuvraj to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, flighted delivery just outside off, plunges forward and taps it to short cover

31.4 Yuvraj to Umar Akmal, 1 run, flatter and slightly short outside off, Umar Akmal square cuts it to the off side

31.3 Yuvraj to Umar Akmal, SIX!!, this is awesome hitting, tossed up on the stumps, Umar Akmal advances down the pitch, does not entirely get to the pitch, he still goes through with the shot, one hand comes off the bat handle, blasts it straight down the ground over the sightscreen, what power from Umar

31.2 Yuvraj to Umar Akmal, 2 runs, good running from Umar, he was initially looking to dance down the track, Yuvraj fires it quicker and closer to the body, he adjusts and square cuts it to the off side, Piyush is slow in getting there and they take a couple

31.1 Yuvraj to Umar Akmal, no run, flatter on the stumps, gets forward and inside edges it to the leg side

30.6 Nehra to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, short of a good length and slightly wide outside off, Misbah-ul-Haq chops it down to backward point

30.5 Nehra to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, back of a length, but it is straight on middle and off, Misbah-ul-Haq has no option but to defend it to mid off

30.4 Nehra to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, on a good length, straight on middle, Misbah-ul-Haq taps it to short mid wicket

30.3 Nehra to Umar Akmal, 1 run, short on the middle and leg stump, Umar Akmal hops back, tucks it to fine leg

30.2 Nehra to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, back of a length on the pads, Misbah-ul-Haq works it to deep square leg, Chawla runs to his right quickly and fires the throw back to Dhoni, sharp fielding from Piyush

30.1 Nehra to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, full on the off stump, gives Misbah-ul-Haq no room to work with, taps it to cover point, Umar Akmal shouts NO for the single

29.6 Yuvraj to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, Misbah-ul-Haq plunges forward, sweeps it to fine leg, good over for Pakistan

29.5 Yuvraj to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, flighted delivery, given some loop and drift outside off, Misbah-ul-Haq taps it to point

29.4 Yuvraj to Umar Akmal, 1 run, flighted delivery just outside off, Umar Akmal watches it and drives it to long off

29.3 Yuvraj to Umar Akmal, SIX!!, Umar Akmal is looking to take his chances here, the quicker one from Yuvraj, drags it short outside off, Umar Akmal hangs back, gets underneath the delivery, crunches the pull wayyyy back into the stands at deep mid wicket

29.2 Yuvraj to Umar Akmal, no run, full and flat on the stumps, Umar Akmal dabs it to the leg side

29.1 Yuvraj to Umar Akmal, FOUR!!, that will ease the pressure here, slow, loopy delivery on the stumps, Umar Akmal dances down the track, backs away to the leg side, thumps it inside out over extra cover for a much-needed boundary, first boundary in 13 overs

28.6 Nehra to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, excellent over comes to an end, full and in the zone outside off, Misbah-ul-Haq pokes at it uncertainly, gets beaten

28.4 Nehra to Umar Akmal, 1 run, Nehra floats a slower, length delivery just outside off, Umar Akmal covers the stumps and taps it to mid on, Misbah-ul-Haq was ball watching, Umar called him and pleaded him to take the run, Bhajji was slightly deep and they take the single in the end

28.3 Nehra to Umar Akmal, no run, back of a length in the channel outside off, Umar Akmal taps it to cover point, but can't find the run

28.1 Nehra to Umar Akmal, no run, the off-cutter that keeps low, angles it across in the zone outside off, it cuts away as Umar Akmal has a waft, gets beaten

Ashish Nehra [5.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack

27.6 Yuvraj to Umar Akmal, 1 run, flatter on the stumps, goes back and works it to square leg

27.5 Yuvraj to Umar Akmal, no run, tossed up on the middle and leg stump, Umar Akmal flicks it to short mid wicket

27.4 Yuvraj to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, slightly short outside off, Misbah-ul-Haq goes back and cracks it square on the off side

27.3 Yuvraj to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, tossed up just outside off, spins away slightly, Misbah-ul-Haq dabs it to point

27.2 Yuvraj to Misbah-ul-Haq, 2 runs, tossed up on the stumps, Misbah-ul-Haq paddle sweeps it to fine leg, the substitute Yusuf Pathan runs to his right, picks it up and fires the throw to Dhoni, Umar Akmal wanted the third and Misbah sent him back, Dhoni fires the throw to Yuvraj, but he ends up breaking the stumps as Umar Akmal puts in the dive, lucky escape for Umar

Third Umpire being called here. Umar Akmal wanted a third run and was sent back. It looks close but replays show that Yuvraj broke the stumps first with his elbow, without collecting the ball.

27.1 Yuvraj to Umar Akmal, 1 run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Umar Akmal reaches out for it, drives it to long off

26.6 Harbhajan to Umar Akmal, 1 run, comes round the wicket, floats it flatter on the stumps, gets some extra bounce, Umar Akmal goes back and works it to square leg

26.5 Harbhajan to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, tossed up and full on the off stump, Misbah-ul-Haq gets down and sweeps it along the carpet to fine leg

26.4 Harbhajan to Umar Akmal, 1 run, flatter and spins into Umar Akmal, he dabs it to cover, Tendulkar stops, turns quickly and fires in the throw at the bowler's end

26.3 Harbhajan to Umar Akmal, 2 runs, slightly short outside off, Umar Akmal goes on the backfoot and forces it through cover, Nehra is a bit slow in taking off, they take a couple

26.2 Harbhajan to Umar Akmal, no run, flatter, gets some extra bounce and spins into him, Umar Akmal dabs it to point, cannot take the single

26.1 Harbhajan to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, flighted delivery, given some air on middle, it goes straight on, Misbah-ul-Haq plays for the turn, closes the bat face a bit too early, gets a leading edge that dribbles to point

The Pakistani fans are starting to get a sinking feeling here. Are they staring at 0-5 against India in World Cups here?

25.5 Yuvraj to Umar Akmal, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Umar Akmal dead bats it to the ground

Umar Akmal, right handed bat, comes to the crease

25.4 Yuvraj to Younis Khan, out Caught by Raina!! Pakistan are in real trouble here! Yuvraj floats a flighted delivery from round the wicket, it spins away a bit and bounces a bit more, Younis Khan gets forward and drives, but he cannot keep it down, goes to Raina at short cover who leaps and takes the catch, India are ecstatic here. Younis Khan c Raina b Yuvraj 13(32)

Yuvraj to Younis Khan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

25.3 Yuvraj to Younis Khan, no run, tossed up outside off, Younis Khan drives it to short cover

25.2 Yuvraj to Younis Khan, no run, flatter just outside off, dabbed to the off side

25.1 Yuvraj to Younis Khan, no run, that was a real peach, looped up, spins away outside off, Younis Khan is drawn forward, misses the drive, Dhoni does not collect it, Younis Khan had initially dragged his back foot out of the crease but he drags it back

24.5 Harbhajan to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, tossed up and full outside off, Misbah-ul-Haq bends down, rolls his wrists and sweeps it to fine leg

24.4 Harbhajan to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, just landed short of leg slip, looped up, given some drift and spins into Misbah-ul-Haq, he glances it with the spin to leg slip, but it lands just in front of Yuvi

24.3 Harbhajan to Younis Khan, 1 run, fuller in length outside off, gets forward and pushes it to long on

24.2 Harbhajan to Younis Khan, no run, tossed up, spins into Younis Khan, he dabs it softly to the off side

24.1 Harbhajan to Younis Khan, no run, flighted delivery just outside off, Younis Khan gets forward and whips it to short mid, Raina dives forward and stops it

Harbhajan Singh [5.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack

23.6 Yuvraj to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, slow, looped up outside off, Misbah-ul-Haq covers the line and taps it to the off side

Misbah-ul-Haq, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Right, Misbah is the new man. He will have a score to settle with the Indians. Will he still have the memories of Johannesburg 2007? We will find out. But, he is the Ice-Man for Pakistan, so he can be trusted.

23.5 Yuvraj to Shafiq, out Bowled!! That is the wicket India needed! Yuvraj stays round the wicket, floats an arm ball that skids through after pitching, Shafiq makes room and looks to cut it late, he is a bit late in getting the bat down, the ball knocks the middle stump out of the ground, Yuvraj is pumped up. Shafiq b Yuvraj 30(39) [4s-2]

Yuvraj to Shafiq, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

23.4 Yuvraj to Younis Khan, 1 run, quicker one on the stumps, Younis Khan nudges it to square leg

23.3 Yuvraj to Shafiq, 1 run, looped up and full outside off, Shafiq gets forward and dabs it to point, sets off for a quick single, Kohli runs to his right, picks it up with one arm and fires the throw to Dhoni, he breaks the stumps but Younis Khan makes it

23.2 Yuvraj to Shafiq, no run, tossed up on the off stump, gets forward and nudges it to the leg side

23.1 Yuvraj to Younis Khan, 1 run, flatter but too straight on the middle and leg stump, Younis Khan goes back and works it to deep square leg, Zaheer runs forward from backward square leg, they only take a single

22.6 Zaheer to Shafiq, no run, back of a length on middle and off, Shafiq taps it to cover point

22.5 Zaheer to Shafiq, 2 runs, fuller length, attempts the yorker, but lands it on leg stump, Shafiq clips it to fine leg, the fielder is slightly wide there and they take another couple

22.4 Zaheer to Shafiq, 2 runs, short delivery but slanted wide outside off, Shafiq chases it and cracks it square on the off side, Harbhajan runs to his left and keeps it down to a couple

22.3 Zaheer to Younis Khan, 1 run, short on the middle and leg stump, Younis Khan hops back and works it to deep square leg

22.2 Zaheer to Younis Khan, no run, loud appeal for an LBW, but not given, length delivery, curls into the pads of Younis Khan, he tries to work it to the leg side, misses it and gets rapped on the pads, umpire Taufel does not give it, the ball was pitching just outside the line of leg stump

22.1 Zaheer to Shafiq, 1 run, stays round the wicket, bowls a good length outside off, Shafiq opens the bat face and guides it to third man

The asking rate is uncomfortably coming close to six here. The Indians have really maintained the pressure well here.

21.6 Yuvraj to Younis Khan, no run, slow, looped up on the off stump, Younis Khan pushes it back to the bowler

21.5 Yuvraj to Younis Khan, no run, flighted, lands it fuller outside off, Younis Khan pushes it to short cover, Raina dives to his right and stops the single, initially, he looked to be holding his arm, but he is alright

21.4 Yuvraj to Younis Khan, no run, flighted delivery just outside off, Younis Khan dabs it softly to point, does not take the single

21.1 Yuvraj to Shafiq, 1 run, slightly short outside off, Shafiq stays back and carves it to sweeper cover

20.6 Zaheer to Shafiq, 1 run, fuller outside off, Shafiq drives it hard to mid off, lots of hesitation whether to take the single, Yuvraj charges towards the ball but does not pick it up cleanly, in the end they take a single

20.5 Zaheer to Shafiq, no run, beaten, good length, cuts away and holds its line outside off, Shafiq has a feel for it and gets beaten

20.4 Zaheer to Shafiq, no run, switches to round the wicket, slants a good length delivery into Shafiq, he gets forward and works it to mid wicket

20.3 Zaheer to Shafiq, 2 runs, length delivery, but strays onto the pads of Shafiq, he keeps his eyes on the ball and clips it to backward square leg, Munaf runs from fine leg, they take a couple

20.2 Zaheer to Younis Khan, 1 run, fuller length, curves away outside off, Younis Khan covers the swing, drives it to extra cover, the fielder tumbles to his left and keeps it down to a single

20.1 Zaheer to Younis Khan, no run, on a good length angled across outside off, Younis Khan stays back, dabs it to cover point, thinks about a single, but Shafiq says NO, little bit of hesitation there

Zaheer Khan [3.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack

Right, Zak into the attack. Wahab Riaz was deadly with the reverse swing. Can he do the same?

19.6 Yuvraj to Younis Khan, 1 run, tossed up, lands it on a good length outside off, Younis Khan stays back and punches it to long off

19.5 Yuvraj to Younis Khan, no run, quicker one on middle, Younis Khan gets forward, inside edges it onto the boot, rolls to the ground

19.4 Yuvraj to Shafiq, 1 run, short of length, curls away and breaks away outside off, Shafiq makes room, he has to reach out for it, thumps it to sweeper cover

19.3 Yuvraj to Younis Khan, 1 run, quicker delivery fired into Younis Khan, he pushes it to long on

19.2 Yuvraj to Shafiq, 1 run, loopy delivery, lands it a bit short, Shafiq goes on the backfoot and whips it to mid wicket

19.1 Yuvraj to Younis Khan, 1 run, real loose ball from Yuvi but he gets away with it, drags it short on the middle and leg stump, Younis Khan swivels and thumps the pull to deep square leg, but there is protection there

Yuvraj Singh, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

18.6 Harbhajan to Shafiq, no run, flights this one even more with a bit of drift, Shafiq drives it back to the bowler

18.5 Harbhajan to Younis Khan, 1 run, tossed up outside off, leans forward and eases the drive to long on

18.3 Harbhajan to Shafiq, no run, looped up just outside off, Shafiq gets forward and turns it to the leg side

18.2 Harbhajan to Younis Khan, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, prods forward and drives it to long on

18.1 Harbhajan to Shafiq, 1 run, poor line but Bhajji gets away with it, short outside off, Shafiq makes room, square cuts it to deep point

17.6 Nehra to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length on the off stump channel, Younis Khan goes back and nudges it to short mid, a tidy over from Nehra comes to an end

17.5 Nehra to Younis Khan, no run, beaten, length delivery angled across in the channel outside off, Younis Khan looks to guide it to third man, the ball just beats the outside edge, terrific ball from Nehra

17.4 Nehra to Shafiq, 1 run, good length, but again on the pads of Shafiq, he works it to deep square leg

17.3 Nehra to Shafiq, 2 runs, almost beaten by the slower delivery, full and slow on leg stump, Shafiq nearly falls over as he looks to clip it, he flicks it uppishly but safely to square leg, the fielder was deep and that allowed them a couple

17.2 Nehra to Shafiq, no run, length ball, straight on the middle and leg stump, bowled with a scrambled seam, Shafiq nudges it to short mid wicket

17.1 Nehra to Shafiq, no run, starts from over the wicket, slants a good length delivery outside off, Shafiq angles the bat and dabs it to backward point

Ashish Nehra [4.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack

Well, that was a real brain explosion from Hafeez. This contest is now poised on a knife edge. Munaf has been superb but he needs backup from the others.

16.6 Harbhajan to Younis Khan, no run, flatter, spins in on the off stump, Younis Khan defends it solidly

16.5 Harbhajan to Younis Khan, no run, tossed up, given some air outside off, Younis Khan gets forward, covers the spin and taps it to the leg side

16.4 Harbhajan to Shafiq, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, Shafiq gets forward and eases it to long on

16.3 Harbhajan to Shafiq, no run, quicker delivery on the stumps, Shafiq goes on the backfoot and defends it

16.2 Harbhajan to Shafiq, no run, tossed up just outside off, Shafiq gets forward and nudges it to short mid

16.1 Harbhajan to Shafiq, FOUR!!, that is very poor fielding from the Indians, full and flatter outside off, Shafiq dances down the track, drills it hard into the ground, the ball bounces over Bhajji, he leaps but can't get there, Zak at mid off also runs to his right but can't stop it, good boundary for Shafiq

Alright, I (Ajith) will take a short break and Sid V will be with you until I come back.

15.6 Munaf Patel to Younis Khan, 2 runs, Younis Khan gets off the mark with a nicely timed cover drive, they take two runs

15.5 Munaf Patel to Younis Khan, no run, fuller one outside the off stump, patted back to the bowler nicely

15.4 Munaf Patel to Younis Khan, no run, slightly short of a good length and Younis Khan works it to short mid wicket, got behind the line nicely

Younis Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

That's the problem when you are chasing, you may be sitting pretty but one or two quick wickets will add more pressure on the men who are due to come in and PANIC will do the rest. Experienced man is out now, Younis Khan. Will he deliver when it matters the most?

With that wicket, the umpires have also called for drinks.

15.3 Munaf Patel to Hafeez, out Caught by Dhoni!! Well, that was totally unnecessary from Hafeez, it was full and well outside the off stump, Hafeez was looking to lean across and paddle scoop it, only gets a top edge and Dhoni snaffles up an easy one, wicket No. 2 goes down, set man is out and India are back into it. Or are they? Hafeez c Dhoni b Munaf Patel 43(59) [4s-7]

Munaf Patel to Hafeez, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

15.2 Munaf Patel to Hafeez, no run, slightly short, Hafeez sees the width and looks to cut, the ball misses the bat by just this much

15.1 Munaf Patel to Hafeez, no run, on a length and around the off stump, pushed to point, they don't take the single, Shafiq is sent back, the throw came down to the bowler's end and Bhajji was backing up well

14.6 Harbhajan to Hafeez, 1 run, goes off the inside half of the bat down to fine leg, the ball is turning, and again the debate comes up, why was Ashwin not picked today? Well, to be fair to the team management, the wicket at Mohali is known to assist pace bowlers more than spinners, may be they are foxed!

14.5 Harbhajan to Hafeez, no run, slightly slower through the air, turned to mid wicket

14.4 Harbhajan to Hafeez, no run, stays low again, turns in, whipped off the backfoot to the man at mid wicket, that's where he should bowl

14.3 Harbhajan to Shafiq, 1 run, Shafiq gets nicely across and paddles it down to fine leg

14.2 Harbhajan to Shafiq, FOUR!!, thwack! Too short from Harbhajan, Shafiq gets enough time to rock back and slap it through cover, gets it wide of Tendulkar and it goes racing to the fence

13.5 Munaf Patel to Shafiq, no run, Did that take the outside edge? Looked so, Another one where the pace was taken off the ball, it moved away, the ball didn't carry to Dhoni, good bowling that!

13.4 Munaf Patel to Shafiq, no run, fuller again, driven to mid on, it has been a good over so far, four dot balls in a row

13.3 Munaf Patel to Shafiq, no run, fuller and around the off and middle, pushed back to the bowler, the crowd think it's a caught and bowled, but it wasn't, a bump ball that!

13.2 Munaf Patel to Shafiq, no run, Shafiq pushes it off the frontfoot to the right of Yuvraj at backward point, he dives well and prevents the single, he has been good in the field today

13.1 Munaf Patel to Shafiq, no run, that was agonisingly close to the outside edge! Munaf Patel pitches it up and gets it to move away, lack of bounce as Shafiq was forced into the drive, the ball misses the bat by a kitten's whisker

12.6 Harbhajan to Shafiq, 1 run, to fine leg

12.5 Harbhajan to Hafeez, 1 run, well flighted, driven down the wicket past Harbhajan, a misfield from him will allow them a single

12.4 Harbhajan to Shafiq, 1 run, not too full, holds a bit, Shafiq chips it in the air to the right of the non-striker, there were a couple of shouts of 'Catch it'

12.3 Harbhajan to Hafeez, 1 run, punches it off the backfoot this time, wide of Harbhajan towards long on

11.2 Munaf Patel to Hafeez, FOUR!!, that's too easy for Hafeez, on the pads, he walks across and goes hard at the ball, gets it down to the fine leg boundary, Munaf Patel needs to bowl according to the field

11.1 Munaf Patel to Hafeez, no run, pitched up and moving away after landing outside the off stump, Hafeez gets forward and shoulders arms

10.6 Harbhajan to Shafiq, no run, Shafiq works it to mid wicket, doesn't take a single, they thought of it initially but Shafiq had to rush back

10.5 Harbhajan to Hafeez, 1 run, Hafeez goes back, allows the ball to turn and whips it to square leg

10.4 Harbhajan to Hafeez, no run, Hafeez looks to cut it as it turns in, gets an under edge onto the pad

10.3 Harbhajan to Hafeez, no run, Almost another wicket! The ball holds, grips the surface and comes on, Hafeez chips it down the wicket, the ball just lands in front of Harbhajan, looked a catch to the naked eye but replays confirmed that it bounced just in front

10.2 Harbhajan to Shafiq, 1 run, well flighted again, driven down to long on, easily done

10.1 Harbhajan to Shafiq, no run, this will be an important spell, Harbhajan operating in the bowling powerplay, fuller one, worked to square leg

Harbhajan Singh, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

9.6 Munaf Patel to Hafeez, FOUR!!, Catch? Nope! It was a short ball, Hafeez went for the pull over mid wicket, there was Zaheer in the deep, it was hit wide of him though, he went for the catch and didn't get his body behind as he slides, the ball bounces in front of him and goes to the boundary

9.5 Munaf Patel to Hafeez, no run, pitched up around the off stump, punched to short cover, every dot ball is being cheered by the Mohali crowd

9.4 Munaf Patel to Hafeez, no run, Surprise? I would say so, Munaf Patel bends down on his follow-through and stops the ball, it was driven hard down the ground, Hafeez was expecting a boundary but Munna is sharp today

9.2 Munaf Patel to Hafeez, no run, driven again, but not wide of the man at cover

9.1 Munaf Patel to Hafeez, FOUR!!, top shot! lands in front of a length, around the off stump, driven between mid off and extra cover, Hafeez shifted the weight onto the frontfoot and just eased it perfectly, Harbhajan at mid off can't put in a dive, four runs!

Munaf Patel [2.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

Asad Shafiq, right handed bat, comes to the crease

8.6 Zaheer to Kamran Akmal, out Caught by Yuvraj at point!! The first breakthrough arrives, it was full and wide outside the off stump, Kamran Akmal leant nicely onto it and drove it in the air but found the safe hands of Yuvraj at backward point, went quickly off the middle of the bat, Yuvi bends down and takes a good one. Was this the jump in confidence that the Indians were looking for? And yet again, it is their strike bowler Zaheer who has done the job. Kamran Akmal c Yuvraj b Zaheer 19(21) [4s-3]

Zaheer to Kamran Akmal, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

8.5 Zaheer to Hafeez, 1 run, nips back in slightly, short of a good length from Zaheer, Hafeez pushes it to mid on and takes a quick single

8.4 Zaheer to Hafeez, no run, angling away from Zaheer again, creamed to short cover

8.3 Zaheer to Hafeez, no run, angling away form the right hander, he doesn't get the late cut right, under edges it to the keeper, good delivery to back up the previous one

8.2 Zaheer to Hafeez, no run, slightly slower one from Zaheer, it was a bit short, Hafeez under edges the pull onto his foot and the ball rolls to the off side

Five men inside the circle on the off side!

8.1 Zaheer to Hafeez, no run, Dhoni brings his strike bowler back, length ball, driven nicely square of the wicket, it was timed well, sharp fielding by Kohli at cover point, dives to his left and saves a boundary

Zaheer Khan [2.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack

7.6 Nehra to Kamran Akmal, no run, a slightly slower one from Nehra, eased to cover point, doesn't take the single this time around

7.5 Nehra to Hafeez, 1 run, worked wide of Piyush Chawla at mid on, he runs in but can't prevent the single

7.4 Nehra to Hafeez, no run, nicely tapped off the frontfoot to the off side

7.3 Nehra to Hafeez, FOUR!!, fab! Superb use of the wrists, it was slightly back of a length, Hafeez goes back and wristily whips it in the air wide of mid on, the Indians have the disappointed look on their faces, another boundary, they are dealing that way right from the start

7.2 Nehra to Hafeez, no run, angled across the right hander, he gets forward and pushes it to cover, batting has been pretty easy so far

7.1 Nehra to Hafeez, no run, pitched up and around the off stump, Hafeez leans and pats it down the wicket to the left of the bowler

6.6 Munaf Patel to Kamran Akmal, FOUR!!, in the air but also in the gap! Kamran Akmal drives it on the up, but does extremely well to place it between extra cover and mid off, it goes all the way to the extra cover boundary, Sachin was just an escorter at that time

6.5 Munaf Patel to Hafeez, 1 run, fuller delivery from Munaf Patel, driven to mid off, Tendulkar was towards the edge of the 30 yard circle and they take a single

6.4 Munaf Patel to Hafeez, no run, pushed to mid off off the frontfoot again

6.3 Munaf Patel to Hafeez, FOUR!!, Short enough for Hafeez to dispatch that one! Opens the face slightly and slices it over cover point, he needed no second invitation, went after it and it paid dividends in the end

6.2 Munaf Patel to Hafeez, no run, that one kept a bit low, pitched outside off, shapes away from Hafeez who puts his leg and shoulders arms

6.1 Munaf Patel to Hafeez, no run, pitched up and around the off stump, driven to Tendlya at mid off, he's been good so far, but, the question is, for how long?

5.6 Nehra to Hafeez, 1 run, worked off his pads though square leg this time, Hafeez gets a single and will retain the strike

5.5 Nehra to Hafeez, no run, dot balls are mounting and this is surely an interesting passage of play for the Indians, another length delivery pushed on the frontfoot to extra cover

5.4 Nehra to Hafeez, no run, well Kamran Akmal has done really well to keep his ground, the ball did hold up before coming onto Hafeez, he checked his shot and pushed it down the wicket, Nehra gets some hand and the ball knocks the stumps at the bowler's end, Kamran Akmal is in!

Hafeez has pushed that back to the stumps at the non-striker's end, did Nehra get his hand to it? Third umpire time!

5.3 Nehra to Hafeez, no run, the crowd are cheering every dot delivery, on the pads from Nehra, worked wide of short mid wicket, Sehwag dives to his right and stops the ball, fabulous effort!

5.2 Nehra to Hafeez, no run, the off side field is nicely packed, Hafeez cuts it to cover point, didn't hit that hard and can't beat the fielder as well

5.1 Nehra to Hafeez, no run, Nehra continues, pitched up and angling slightly away, pushed to mid off

4.6 Munaf Patel to Kamran Akmal, no run, fuller, driven to extra cover, ends a superb over, just the two runs off it, the Pakistani openers are known to be aggressive and if the Indian bowlers bowl tight line and length, the batsmen may try and do something extra-ordinary and give away a wicket or two

4.5 Munaf Patel to Kamran Akmal, no run, slight width on offer, driven on the up to Kohli at cover point, this has been a really good over so far

4.4 Munaf Patel to Kamran Akmal, no run, good length ball again, around the off stump, Kamran Akmal gets forward and defends it towards mid off

4.3 Munaf Patel to Kamran Akmal, 2 runs, short ball, Kamran Akmal looks to pull, a top edge falls wide of mid on, lucky that it didn't carry to the fielder, Munaf Patel is running hard, that was bowled at around 141 kph

4.2 Munaf Patel to Kamran Akmal, no run, back of a length and right on middle and off, pushed back to the bowlers, a nice little stare, a couple of words exchanged betwen the bowler and the batsman

4.1 Munaf Patel to Kamran Akmal, no run, starts off with a peach of a delivery! lands just in front of a length and shapes away from Kamran Akmal's bat, he was stretching forward for the drive, the ball whistles past the outside edge of the bat

Munaf Patel, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Gambhir is holding his hamstring and he leaves the field. Meanwhile, a bowling change.

3.6 Nehra to Hafeez, no run, that's been cut wide of point but Yuvi does well to move to his left and take it on the bounce, sometimes it is really hard to judge the bounce in the outfield, did well on that occasion

3.5 Nehra to Kamran Akmal, 1 run, on the pads again, tucked off the pads behind square on the on side, they are off to a great start, the Indians need to curb the singles to put more pressure on the batsmen

3.4 Nehra to Hafeez, 1 run, worked off his pads through mid wicket, they wanted the second run, but Gambhir in the deep is quick, they will only get a single

3.3 Nehra to Hafeez, no run, Kohli this time, a small fumble, runs in from short extra cover and does not bend down to collect the ball, it was just tapped to the off side, meanwhile adds more pressure to the man fielding at mid off, they don't take the single though

3.2 Nehra to Hafeez, no run, no slips in place for Hafeez, length ball, around the off stump and thereabouts, Hafeez pushes it to the off side, one of the two close in fielders on the off side runs in to collect

3.1 Nehra to Hafeez, FOUR!!, we'll it's been easy going so far for the openers, width on offer, Hafeez leans nicely into the drive and creams it through extra cover, all too easy, this is forcing Dhoni to make a lot of changes to the field

2.6 Zaheer to Kamran Akmal, no run, another chance of a run out? Ah, tough to call, Kamran Akmal struck that hard but Sehwag at short cover dived and got some hand to take the pace off the ball, it goes towards Tendlya who runs in and throws it hard to the keeper, a direct hit was required but he can't get it

2.5 Zaheer to Kamran Akmal, no run, Kamran Akmal punches it off the frontfoot with an open face, on one bounce to Kohli at shortish point

2.4 Zaheer to Hafeez, 1 run, length ball around the off stump, Hafeez just pats it towards Sachin at mid off, puts pressure on him, takes him on and completes a quick single, Sachin can't bend down and collect the ball

2.3 Zaheer to Hafeez, FOUR!!, wristy! It was a length ball angled in, Hafeez closes the face of the bat and works it using his wrists between mid wicket and mid on, Bhajji gives up the chase

2.2 Zaheer to Hafeez, no run, fuller this time around, square driven to Yuvraj at point, unnecessary shy at the stumps at the bowler's end, mid on was backing up

2.1 Zaheer to Kamran Akmal, 3 runs, angled in from wide of the crease, but it was still outside the off stump for Kamran Akmal, he lured into the drive and gets it through extra cover, Raina gives it a chase, slides well and prevents it from running all the way, three runs for Kamran Akmal

Two overs, 12 for none. Just the two deliveries that has missed the bat and Zaheer decides to go round the wicket to the right hander!

1.6 Nehra to Hafeez, no run, pitched up this time, off stumpish from Nehra, nicely tapped towards mid off, he leant nicely and played under his chin

1.5 Nehra to Hafeez, 2 runs, on the pads and nicely flicked away behind square, Zaheer at fine leg keeps it down to two, it has been a confident start from these two batsmen so far

1.4 Nehra to Kamran Akmal, 1 run, banged in short, but comes a lot slower than Kamran Akmal expected, he was early into the pull, mistimes it behind square on the on side just for a single

1.3 Nehra to Kamran Akmal, no run, cracker! That one was angled away, landed on off and straightened, Kamran Akmal was expecting the ball to angle away and he went for the cover drive, beaten all ends up

1.2 Nehra to Hafeez, 1 run, deliberately done! Plays away from the body and the ball goes off the thickish outer half towards third man, just a single

1.1 Nehra to Hafeez, no run, slightly short of a good length delivery, nice and straight, Hafeez gets behind the line and defends it to the left of the bowler towards mid off, he got into a nice position to defend that

Ashish Nehra, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 Zaheer to Kamran Akmal, FOUR!!, gorgeous! Zaheer made it easy for Kamran Akmal by bowling an overpitched delivery and it was straight driven to perfection by Kamran Akmal, mid off didn't move an inch, and mid on was nowhere in question, races away towards the sight-screen, two boundaries for Kamran, quick start for Pak

0.5 Zaheer to Kamran Akmal, no run, lands on a length and angling across, Kamran Akmal pushes it towards mid off, didn't hit that hard though

0.4 Zaheer to Kamran Akmal, no run, keeps low! that was a Jaffa! Forced Kamran Akmal to play at it and the slight low bounce with the away movement did Kamran Akmal in, the ball whistles past the off stump and Dhoni has to bend down to collect

0.3 Zaheer to Kamran Akmal, no run, pitched outside leg and shapes across slightly, rapped on the pad as he misses the flick shot, once it pitches outside leg, LBW is out of the question, no appeal from the Indians

0.2 Zaheer to Kamran Akmal, no run, pitched up and more towards middle and off this time, driven back down the wicket, good stop by Zaheer off his own follow-through

0.1 Zaheer to Kamran Akmal, FOUR!!, What a way to get off the mark! It was a length ball angled across Kamran Akmal, he gets forward and square drives it between point and cover point, the outfield is quick and the ball will beat the fielder who was giving the chase

Kamran Akmal and Hafeez are at the crease. Kamran Akmal is on strike. Zaheer will open the attack

Welcome back to the chase. Pakistan have done well to restrict India to 260, but this is a semi final, a pressure game and chasing won't be easy. No Ashwin for India, but Dhoni has always been a gambler. Will his luck do the talking yet again? Talking about Pakistan, Afridi hasn't fired for them with the bat, will it be his day? This is Ajith and I'll be with you until the first drinks break. Are you ready to go? The players have made their way out. Zaheer has the new ball in his hand.

Raina: I think 260 is enough, we have Bhajji and Yuvraj Singh, the wicket is skidding and if we bowl at the right areas, it should be enough. We lost a few wickets in the middle after a good partnership, and that didn't help us. But we did well to get 260. I'm there, Sachin is there, hopefully we'll do well. (On asked whether they wanted Ashwin to be in the side)

Dhoni failed again and in the end it was left to Raina to add some useful runs. At one stage what looked like a score of over 320 when the Sehwag was on the rampage ended up on 260. Will that be enough? It looks like 20 runs short at least. But with the added pressure of a World Cup semi-final, runs on the board will mean more pressure for the Pakistanis. We will see what happens when we return for the chase in a short while.

A collapse after being in the box seat has put India in a dicey situation in this crucial semi-final. It happened against England, then against South Africa and now. But one has to give full credit to Riaz for bringing his side back into the game with a terrific spell. He sent back Kohli and Yuvraj off consecutive balls and that set India back. Sachin Tendulkar perhaps played the patchiest innings of his ODI life - having been dropped 4 times and surviving a couple of close calls. All the 4 catches were easy ones too. Pakistan finally sent him back via a catch by Afridi.

49.6 Riaz to Raina, 2 runs, full toss and it's been creamed wide of long off, the fielder slides and keeps it down to two, Hafeez was the man, and 260 is what the Indians have managed. The Pakistani over rate hasn't been good, we'll be back at 6:45 PM IST

Munaf Patel, right handed bat, comes to the crease

49.5 Riaz to Nehra, out Nehra Run Out!! Nehraaaaaaaaaaaaa! Goes after a wide delivery and misses, Raina wants to sneak in a bye, Nehra is late to respond, Kamran throws the ball to the bowler and he removes the middle stump, Nehra was well short of the crease, that's the end. Nehra run out (Kamran Akmal/Riaz) 1(2)

Riaz to Nehra, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

49.4 Riaz to Raina, 1 run, in the blockhole, Raina drills it down to long on, and surprisingly, they just take a single, there was an easy two in that one

49.3 Riaz to Nehra, 1 run, short of a good length, in the channel outside off, Nehra guides it down to third man

Ashish Nehra, right handed bat, comes to the crease

49.2 Riaz to Zaheer, out Caught by Kamran Akmal!! A wonderful spell from Riaz this, gets his fifer! Zaheer chases a wide delivery, it was angling away from Zaheer who reached out with minimum footwork, just a faint edge through to the keeper, Kamran Akmal has the widest of smiles on his faces, Riaz bends down to kiss the sand, fantastic bowling display from the Pakistani speedster. Zaheer c Kamran Akmal b Riaz 9(10) [4s-1]

Riaz to Zaheer, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

49.1 Riaz to Zaheer, no run, too full and well outside off, Zaheer can't squeeze it wide of the keeper, beaten again

48.6 Gul to Raina, FOUR!!, Raina at his attractive best! Too full and on the pads, flicked away wide of the man at short fine leg, there was only one way the ball was heading, this innings of Raina is worth its weight in gold

48.5 Gul to Raina, 2 runs, another full toss, cracked through extra cover towards Umar Akmal in the deep, he can't release the ball soon, Zaheer responds to Raina's call and completes the second run with ease

Raina asks for a change in bat! why doesn't he just take Yusuf Pathan's willow? I'm sure it would work.

48.4 Gul to Zaheer, 1 run, the 250 is up for India and the crowds cheer! It was struck hard straight past the bowler by Zaheer, Younis Khan at long off does well, runs fast to his right and keeps it down to one

48.3 Gul to Raina, 1 run, Raina swings through the line, goes over vacant mid on, the ball goes to Younis Khan at long on after bouncing a couple of times, gets only a single

48.2 Gul to Zaheer, 1 run, a full toss angled in, almost waist height, stroked to cover for a single

48.1 Gul to Raina, 1 run, fabulous cricket all around! Gul bowls a superb toe crusher, Raina digs it between his legs towards short fine, the fielder - Wahab Riaz - dives to his left and saves three runs, it's been his day, hasn't it?

Umar Gul [7.0-0-59-0] is back into the attack

47.6 Riaz to Zaheer, no run, Zaheer backs away a bit, looks to slap hard and as we've seen for more than one instance today, no contact made

47.5 Riaz to Zaheer, FOUR!!, It doesn't matter how they come! Runs are all that matters, Zaheer was looking to go big over mid wicket, swings his bat and gets a leading edge over point, gets it over the infield and the ball runs away to the point boundary

47.4 Riaz to Zaheer, no run, runs in and angles one into the right hander from wide of the crease, Zaheer shuffles in the crease and looks to unsettle the bowler, can't do so, he swings and misses

47.4 Riaz to Zaheer, wide, too full and wide outside the off stump, Zaheer looks to back away and squeeze it behind square, no contact made, wide called, it was touch and go, but a wide would bring some cheer to the crowd

47.3 Riaz to Zaheer, 2 runs, Zaheer has lost his mind! He has to just give a single to Raina, but what does he do? Makes room and looks to go big, ends up slicing it over extra cover, falls safe though, gets two runs

47.2 Riaz to Zaheer, no run, Zaheer looks to walk down the track, make room and steer one down to the third man region, beaten!

47.1 Riaz to Raina, leg byes, 1 run, full and down the leg, Raina can't flick it across, rapped on the pad and it ricochets to the off side, Zaheer wants a single, Raina responds, Riaz had to run all the way to collect the ball, that allowed them to complete the run easily in the end

Wahab Riaz [8.0-0-35-4] is back into the attack

46.6 Ajmal to Raina, 1 run, Raina goes back and turns it to square leg, three runs and a wicket for Ajmal off that over, excellent spell from him

46.5 Ajmal to Zaheer, 1 run, flatter and quicker one, just dabbed to point off the frontfoot and a quick single taken

Zaheer Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

46.4 Ajmal to Harbhajan, out Stumped!! That's worked, the mocking in the previous delivery has lured Harbhajan to come down the track and going for a big one, it was well flighted, Harbhajan was a long way down looking to go full monty, does not make any contact, the ball goes the other way, it was a doosra, Harbhajan just meets thin air and turns back only to find the ball in Kamran's gloves. Bails whipped, end of Harbhajan. Harbhajan st Kamran Akmal b Ajmal 12(15) [4s-2]

Ajmal to Harbhajan, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!

LOL moment: Ajmal mocks Harbhajan by faking him, runs in and stops in his delivery stride, has a laugh at it

46.3 Ajmal to Harbhajan, no run, drifting in towards Harbhajan, well defended off the frontfoot

46.2 Ajmal to Raina, 1 run, fuller again, pushed down to long on

46.1 Ajmal to Raina, no run, flatter and pushed through, Raina goes on the backfoot and punches it to the left of the bowler, Ajmal goes to his left and stops it, there was a chance of taking a single but Harbhajan is not a sharp runner between the wickets

45.6 Gul to Harbhajan, no run, slower one from Gul, Harbhajan leans looking to go over mid off or extra cover, no contact made

45.5 Gul to Harbhajan, FOUR!!, a full toss down the leg stump, Gul wanted to bowl a yorker but it goes horribly wrong, Harbhajan goes across and just uses the pace of the ball and tickles it to the fine leg boundary, gook the inside half of the bat but a piece of willow was all that the ball asked for, it got it and the scorecard says the rest

Harbhajan is having some problems behind the bowler's arm. Looks like that's been set and we are up and running again

45.4 Gul to Raina, 1 run, well done! Uses his mind, he has already got a boundary earlier this over, just drills a fuller delivery on the off side towards mid off, pinches a single, and now it's up to Bhajji!

Both third man and fine leg are inside the circle now. Afridi is talking to Gul after every delivery, long on and long off in place.

45.3 Gul to Raina, FOUR!!, the little man is showing his class out here in front of all the Punjabi girls in the crowd, they love him! A low full toss outside off, Raina drives it through extra cover, excellent placement, good timing and that was all he needed

45.2 Gul to Raina, no run, full toss on the leg stump, cracked straight back to the bowler, Afridi comes up to Gul and has a word or two, Gul has been off colour for sure

45.2 Gul to Raina, wide, Gul is feeling the pressure, fuller and down the leg, wide called

45.1 Gul to Raina, FOUR!!, beaut! Raina is starting to flex his muscles says Sanjay Manjrekar on air, gets underneath the fuller delivery and targets the safest region in the ground, straight over the bowler's head, a couple of bounces and into the sight-screen

Umar Gul [6.0-0-45-0] is back into the attack. Is this the over to target?

44.6 Ajmal to Raina, 1 run, well tossed up, Raina comes down the wicket and turns it to deep square leg for a single

44.5 Ajmal to Raina, no run, wonderful fuller delivery, almost a yorker, Raina gets the bat down but can't squeeze it away

44.5 Ajmal to Harbhajan, 2 wides, Ajmal gets one to pitch on middle and leg and turn further down, Harbhajan can't connect the sweep, Akmal can't collect the ball, ricochets to short fine leg and they take a single

44.4 Ajmal to Harbhajan, FOUR!!, first boundary in 15 overs for India! Harbhajan sweeps and sweeps well, gets it wide of the man at short fine, he gets a boundary, much needed!

44.3 Ajmal to Harbhajan, no run, Harbhajan pushes it to the on side towards mid on

44.2 Ajmal to Harbhajan, no run, Harbhajan looks to sweep, goes off the glove to short third man

Drama: Ajmal delivers the ball, and at the same time Raina drops his bat which distracts Harbhajan and he pulls off. The umpire signals it a dead ball, the Pakistanis have no clue why that was called a dead ball, wasn't their problem for sure

44.1 Ajmal to Raina, 1 run, slower through the air, Raina goes back and clips it with soft hands, he called for two straight away, the fielder at deep square prevents the second run, Harbhajan wasn't ready to take any risk

Alright, Raina is known to be aggressive. He reckons that he's got his eye in. The Batting Powerplay is taken! Gul was initially getting ready to bowl, but Afridi changes his mind, sticks to Ajmal. He knows that the batting powerplay can spell doom.

43.6 Riaz to Harbhajan, no run, just five runs off that over, he changes the angle and gets the ball to come into Harbhajan from wide of the crease, Harbhajan can't work it away, goes off his pad to the on side, they don't take a single, Raina wants to be on strike for the next delivery

43.5 Riaz to Raina, 1 run, fuller one, driven with the full face of the bat to long on for a single

43.4 Riaz to Raina, no run, Edged! But folks, Kamran hasn't dropped it this time, it has fallen well short of him, Raina was looking to cut that away from the body, the ball does not bounce much, gets an under edge and it falls in front of Kamran Akmal who was lunging forward

43.3 Riaz to Harbhajan, 1 run, pushed between point and cover off the frontfoot, they are happy to be dealing in singles at the moment

43.3 Riaz to Harbhajan, wide, that's by far the worst delivery he has bowled today, runs in and bowls with a different action looking for the in swinger, gets it completely wrong, down the leg, wide called, and rightly so

43.2 Riaz to Harbhajan, no run, good solid backfoot defense from Harbhajan! Short of a good length and around the off and middle, Harbhajan did well to get behind the line of the delivery completely and play it just under his chin

43.2 Riaz to Harbhajan, wide, gets the line wrong, back of a length and going down the leg, wide signalled!

43.1 Riaz to Harbhajan, 2 runs, plays this one off the backfoot, the un-orthodox backfoot wristy whip through mid wicket, Raina forces Harbhajan to come for the second, good running

42.6 Ajmal to Raina, no run, Raina pushes it off the backfoot again, this time to cover, misunderstanding between the two batsmen in the middle, Raina wanted the single but Harbhajan didn't sends him back, the throw came in to the keeper who wipped the bails, Raina's acrobatic dive has saved him out here, stretched full length and made sure the bat was well grounded

A run-out chance, Raina is in question. Third umpire called for, but Raina looks to be safe, the dive would have saved him.

42.5 Ajmal to Raina, no run, Raina pushes off the backfoot to mid off

42.4 Ajmal to Harbhajan, 1 run, Harbhajan decides to sweep at the last moment, the ball takes the top edge and falls short of the man at deep fine leg, the fielder was wide and was running towards the ball, safe!

42.3 Ajmal to Harbhajan, no run, doesn't turn much! It went straight on, Harbhajan who himself is an off spinner plays for the turn and gets beaten

42.2 Ajmal to Raina, 1 run, turned off his pads behind square on the on side

42.1 Ajmal to Raina, no run, a nice looking forward defense from Raina, it was tossed up to force Raina into the lofted shot, he does well

41.6 Riaz to Harbhajan, no run, a play and a miss! Fuller and swinging away from Harbhajan, he does a bit of flirting with the ball, doesn't make contact

41.5 Riaz to Harbhajan, no run, Harbhajan plays away from the body, pushes it to the man at point, good stop from the fielder

Harbhajan Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease

41.4 Riaz to Dhoni, out Lbw!! Simon Taufel has got it spot on yet again, It was a wonderful delivery from Riaz, short of a good length, pitches on leg, raps Dhoni in front of middle and off as he misses the backfoot whip, his feet was in the air as he played at that delivery, but he was well behind the crease, the ball was going onto hit off, GONE! Dhoni lbw b Riaz 25(42) [4s-2]

Riaz to Dhoni, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

Is Dhoni going for the review? He has been given OUT! Yes, he opts for the review, he wasn't left with any other option. Pitched in line, hitting in line, the ball going onto hit the stumps. Is he Out? Yes!

41.3 Riaz to Raina, 1 run, Raina goes back and clips it off his pads to deep square leg

41.2 Riaz to Dhoni, 1 run, edged and dropped! That was wonderfully bowled by Riaz, angling away from Dhoni who played away from the body tentatively, a thickish outside edge went flying to the right of Kamran, he dives but butter fingers, he can't catch it, not surprising to me, after what we have seen all day from the Pakistani fielders

41.1 Riaz to Dhoni, no run, Riaz has been their best bowler today, it is a boon for the captain, his strike bowler failed but the young gun Riaz hasn't disappointed him, back of a length and angled across, punched off the backfoot to extra cover

Wahab Riaz [6.0-0-27-3] is back into the attack

40.6 Ajmal to Raina, no run, trifle short, Raina goes back and punches it to mid off, straight to the fielder though

40.5 Ajmal to Raina, no run, quicker one from Ajmal, just tapped wide in front of the keeper by Raina

40.4 Ajmal to Raina, no run, Raina gets forward and pushes one to the off side

40.3 Ajmal to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni looks to play straight, goes off the outer half of the bat to point

40.2 Ajmal to Raina, 1 run, more time for Raina to go on the backfoot and tuck it to square leg

40.1 Ajmal to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni gets an inside edge to square leg

Thanks Srivathsa, for both the sarcasm and for handing over comm. Alright, here we go!

Time for Ajith to finish off things. The Indian innings that is. Me, Srivathsa will take a break.

39.6 Afridi to Dhoni, 1 run, driven down to long off, retains the strike with that run

39.5 Afridi to Dhoni, no run, Realtime Thiru is on fire as he says it is not-out on first glance, not-out it is, the inside edge saved Dhoni

Afridi only takes the review off his own bowling. And he takes it again. Despite Dhoni telling him that it took the bat. A big inside nick. Taufel said no. Afridi thought about it. After it was shown on the big screen then he changed his mind and took it. Pak have lost it - the review I meant.

39.4 Afridi to Raina, 1 run, Raina closes the face of the bat and nudges it down to square leg

39.2 Afridi to Raina, 2 runs, well flighted delivery on the stumps, Raina clears the front leg and flicks it to the left of long on

39.1 Afridi to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni stretches out and drives down to long off

38.6 Ajmal to Dhoni, 1 run, clipped to the left of short fine, Dhoni retains the strike with that run

38.5 Ajmal to Raina, 1 run, leans forward to push this into the gap at cover

38.4 Ajmal to Raina, no run, lots of chirp from the Pakistanis as the ball skids onto Raina who was on the backfoot trying to defend, the ball rushes past the bat, catches the inner edge and went to short fine, a huge smile from Ajmal

38.3 Ajmal to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni gets the bat in front of the pad and glances it down to short fine leg

38.2 Ajmal to Raina, 1 run, the quicker delivery, slides onto Raina who rocks back and pulls it down to deep square, mistimed it

38.1 Ajmal to Raina, 2 runs, full, and almost right up there on the stumps, Raina drives it wide of long on for an easy couple

37.6 Afridi to Dhoni, no run, floated up outside off, Dhoni stretches forward to ease it down to cover, straight to the fielder

37.4 Afridi to Raina, no run, Raina almost closes the face of the bat too early, the leading edge rolls back to Afridi

37.3 Afridi to Raina, no run, rolls off the pad down to the short fine fielder

37.2 Afridi to Raina, no run, well tossed up on the stumps, Raina gets forward and defends

37.1 Afridi to Dhoni, 1 run, punched off the backfoot down to long off, flat batted almost

Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease

36.6 Ajmal to Tendulkar, out Caught by Afridi at cover!! Mark Nicholas and Co. were talking about SRT's 100th international ton and he has gotten out. Is this true? Yes it is. And who else but the charismatic Afridi who takes the catch. A very strange Tendulkar innings has finally come to an end. Driven hard, but straight to Boom Boom at cover, he failed to keep it down and Afridi takes a low catch well. He celebrates with both his arms raised - trade-mark Afridi! All the Pakistanis come and hug him. The crowd have gone completely silent. Well deserved wicket for Ajmal. Tendulkar c Afridi b Ajmal 85(115) [4s-11]

Ajmal to Tendulkar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

36.5 Ajmal to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni gets forward and jabs it wide of square leg with a closed face

36.4 Ajmal to Dhoni, no run, well flighted on the stumps, Dhoni gets forward and pushes it to the right of Ajmal

36.3 Ajmal to Tendulkar, 1 run, driven hard and crisply down to long off

36.2 Ajmal to Tendulkar, no run, a closed face tuck down to square leg

36.1 Ajmal to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, Tendulkar gets a thick outside edge, on an attempted square drive, down to short third, Dhoni sends him back

Saeed Ajmal [4.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

Ajmal who has troubled SRT all day, comes on now.

35.6 Afridi to Dhoni, no run, sliding on is Afridi into Dhoni and Dhoni pushes it softly to cover, straight to the fielder

35.5 Afridi to Dhoni, no run, comes on the frontfoot and defends the top spinner

35.4 Afridi to Dhoni, no run, lunges forward and pushes it to off

35.3 Afridi to Tendulkar, 1 run, driven to sweeper cover

35.2 Afridi to Dhoni, 1 run, soft tap past point

35.1 Afridi to Tendulkar, 1 run, nudged through square leg

Shahid Afridi [7.0-0-35-0] is back into the attack

34.6 Hafeez to Tendulkar, 1 run, Dropped by Umar now, it can't get any worse for Pakistan, another dolly, Afridi is close to tearing his hair out, Tendulkar clipped it after coming down the wicket, Umar at mid wicket, palmed it over the bar, both the brothers have now let-off Tendulkar

34.5 Hafeez to Tendulkar, no run, Kamran Akmal almost forces Afridi to go for a ridiculous review, in the end better sense prevails, Tendulkar was way down the wicket and was caught on the pad, hit outside the line of off and no way in the world that was out

34.4 Hafeez to Tendulkar, 2 runs, now he manufactures some room by going back, then steering it past point for a couple

34.3 Hafeez to Tendulkar, 2 runs, whipped a shortish delivery from off stump line down to deep mid wicket, easy couple

34.2 Hafeez to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar comes down the track and realises he is not to the pitch, then pushes it to short mid, Umar goes across to cut it off

34.1 Hafeez to Tendulkar, no run, the ball has been changed and Tendulkar nurdles the length ball to square leg

33.6 Gul to Dhoni, no run, pitched up delivery outside off, hint of reverse back in, Dhoni mistimes the cover drive, Gul stretches to his left to cut it off

33.5 Gul to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni defends it past Gul, he fails to bend down and pick it up, a long single according to Ramiz Rambo and they don't take it

33.4 Gul to Tendulkar, leg byes, 1 run, Tendulkar pre-meditates the paddle by moving across to off, it was fired in on a yorker length, Tendulkar misses, rolls off the pad, Gul and Tendulkar have a chat and a smile about it

33.4 Gul to Dhoni, no ball, 1 run, 2nd no-ball from Gul and it has been pulled to deep mid wicket, free-hit coming up, the crowd love it and are bubbling

33.3 Gul to Tendulkar, 1 run, dab and run from SRT, tapped to the right of Umar at point, an easy single

33.2 Gul to Tendulkar, no run, short and wide outside off, Tendulkar reached out and tried to cut, the bottom edge bounced in front of Kamran after it had bounced into the ground

That's drinks. India have been jolted by those two quick wickets from Riaz. Until then they were cruising. Pakistan were right back into the game. Now Dhoni and Tendulkar have restored parity. It is an engrossing battle going on at Mohali. Still the batting PP to come - which has often proved to be India's nemesis in this WC. Amidst all this, Sachin has been dropped 3 times, and has had 2 other close shaves apart from that. Gul to continue after drinks. India will get a harder ball after this over.

32.6 Hafeez to Dhoni, no run, once again as Dhoni stretches forward to meet the ball

32.5 Hafeez to Dhoni, no run, solid forward defence

32.4 Hafeez to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni gets the bat in front of the pad and closes the face of the bat to clip it down to square leg

32.3 Hafeez to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar was looking for the big hit, then as he came down, checked his shot and punched it down to long on

32.2 Hafeez to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar gets forward and works it with the spin to mid wicket

32.1 Hafeez to Dhoni, 1 run, a flat batted thwack off the backfoot to long on

31.6 Gul to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar was setting off for the quick single, but Dhoni sent him back in the nick of time, tapped to YK at square leg

31.5 Gul to Tendulkar, no run, good fielding to his left by Umar at point, steered to him with an open face and he dived to cut off the single

31.4 Gul to Tendulkar, no run, full and moving in towards off stump, Tendulkar gets forward and drives it down to mid off

31.3 Gul to Tendulkar, no run, hint of reverse? Maybe. Moves in off the seam. Tendulkar was trying to steer that to third man, a thick bottom edge, rolls near his feet

31.2 Gul to Dhoni, 1 run, fraction short outside off, Dhoni hops back to hammer the cut to sweeper cover

31.1 Gul to Dhoni, no run, Gul comes back for another spell, short and wide outside off, Dhoni tried to cut by hopping back, but played slightly outside the line and the ball crept under his bat to beat him

Umar Gul [4.0-0-41-0] is back into the attack

30.6 Hafeez to Tendulkar, no run, well tossed up outside off, Tendulkar eases it back to Hafeez

30.5 Hafeez to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar makes sure that he does not close the face of the bat on it too early, the soft leading edge rolls back to Hafeez

30.4 Hafeez to Tendulkar, no run, goes on the backfoot and pushes it to short mid

30.3 Hafeez to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni brings the bat down and sweeps it with a vertical bat down to fine leg

30.2 Hafeez to Dhoni, no run, nudged to square leg

30.1 Hafeez to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and softly steers it down to short third man

29.6 Afridi to Tendulkar, leg byes, 1 run, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and it goes off the thigh pad down to short fine

29.5 Afridi to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, lovely inside out over cover, Afridi bowled that slower and gave it flight, Tendulkar was up to it, reached out and lifted it over cover

29.4 Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, flat delivery on off stump, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot to defend

29.3 Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, dropped by Kamran, this is unbelievable stuff, loopy delivery outside off, drew Tendulkar into the cover drive, the ball spun away, took the edge, Kamran Akmal couldn't get the gloves in the right position to catch it, tough chance it must be said, Kamran mentions that it moved away quickly to Afridi, three times off the bowling of Afridi that Tendulkar has been let-off, today is SRT's day, that's for sure

29.2 Afridi to Tendulkar, 2 runs, cut away with a roll of the wrists, square of the wicket, past 2 men for the cut shot

29.1 Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, flat delivery outside off, Tendulkar opens the face of the bat to steer it down to short third

Shahid Afridi [6.0-0-29-0] is back into the attack

28.6 Hafeez to Dhoni, no run, pushed back to Hafeez who is bowling a tidy spell

28.5 Hafeez to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni is taking his time to get in, another stretch and block

28.4 Hafeez to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni gets forward and with the bat in front of his pad, taps it near his feet

28.3 Hafeez to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni was trying to paddle sweep that, then looked for the vertical bat sweep, finally he patted it to square leg

28.1 Hafeez to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and works it down to mid wicket

27.6 Riaz to Tendulkar, 1 run, punched to sweeper cover

27.5 Riaz to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, Gul's day just got worse, a regulation stop and he slid to his right, before booting it away, glanced off the hips and Gul made a right royal mess of it at fine leg, Afridi won't like that one bit, the pressure has been suddenly released

27.5 Riaz to Tendulkar, wide, Riaz like Mitch fails to bring the ball into the right-handers, slides down leg as he attempts the in-swinger

27.4 Riaz to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up delivery outside off, Tendulkar drives crisply, but straight to the fielder at cover

27.3 Riaz to Tendulkar, no run, beaten, Riaz is bowling the spell of his life, slanted across Tendulkar on a good length, Tendulkar was pushing forward and the ball kept moving away, to miss the bat

27.2 Riaz to Dhoni, 3 runs, on the middle and leg stump line, Dhoni brings the bat down, a soft tap, all that is, past mid on, easy 3 as deep mid slides to cut it off

27.1 Riaz to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar will play solidly now, will look to see out Riaz, who is bowling a fine spell, an open faced steer past point, Tendulkar wanted 2, but Dhoni turns it down

26.6 Hafeez to Dhoni, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Dhoni taps it back to Hafeez

26.5 Hafeez to Dhoni, no run, with a bit of loop outside off, Dhoni pushes it to the off side

26.4 Hafeez to Dhoni, no run, well tossed up outside off, Dhoni comes on the frontfoot and defends

26.3 Hafeez to Dhoni, no run, forward defence

26.2 Hafeez to Dhoni, FOUR!!, nervous prod, produces an edge and it runs away past the vacant slip, Hafeez isn't happy, lovely drifter, Dhoni got the edge, but there was none to catch it, runs away beating short third

26.1 Hafeez to Tendulkar, 1 run, goes on the backfoot and taps it to square leg

25.6 Riaz to Dhoni, no run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg stump line, Dhoni covers the stumps, blocks

25.5 Riaz to Dhoni, FOUR!!, a genuine edge and it runs away past the slip, all along the ground, Dhoni was squared up, the thick edge beats third man too

25.4 Riaz to Dhoni, no run, the hat-trick ball and Dhoni moves down the wicket to cover the late reverse swing, it pitched outside off and moved further away, Dhoni was late on the forward push, the ball whistled through to Kamran Akmal, so close to the edge and Riaz knows it

MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease

25.3 Riaz to Yuvraj, out Bowled!! That's a magnificent delivery. Superb stuff from Riaz. He has taken out the local boy with a dipping full toss. Yuvraj was ages late on it and Riaz takes off. He is running like Usain Bolt and is now on a hat-trick. The attempted yorker from Riaz I guess, it turned out to be a low full toss, Yuvraj was beaten by the late dip on the ball and tried to bring his bat down late on it, by then it had crashed into the middle stump. Yuvraj looks back at the carnage. Big, huge wicket for Pak. They are on fire. Yuvraj b Riaz 0(1)

Riaz to Yuvraj, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Yuvraj Singh, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Yuvraj Singh - the man in form comes in.

25.2 Riaz to Kohli, out Caught by Umar Akmal at point!! Riaz and Ajmal have been the two bowlers who have bowled well for Pakistan. This game continues to pulsate. The late swing in the air deceived Kohli who was shaping to flick it to leg, pitched on off and moved just away off the seam too after it had swung in the air, Kohli couldn't arrest his attempted flick, the leading edge goes to Umar, who takes an easy catch. Kohli c Umar Akmal b Riaz 9(21)

Riaz to Kohli, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

25.1 Riaz to Kohli, no run, angled across on a short of length outside off, Kohli steers it straight to the fielder at backward point

24.6 Hafeez to Kohli, 1 run, shortish and Kohli rocks back to punch it down to long on

24.5 Hafeez to Tendulkar, 1 run, well tossed up delivery on off, Tendulkar gets forward and on drives down to long on

24.4 Hafeez to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli drives to the right of Hafeez who dives, but can't stop it

24.3 Hafeez to Tendulkar, 1 run, slow spin back into Tendulkar, who goes on the backfoot and then gently closes the face of the bat to place it into the vacant square leg region

24.2 Hafeez to Kohli, 1 run, flat batted down to long on

24.1 Hafeez to Kohli, no run, worked straight to the fielder at square leg

23.6 Riaz to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar's scratchy, tetchy innings continues, he is soldiering on though, lovely seam-up delivery, that moves away a tad and beats Tendulkar who was walking into the on-the-up-punchy drive

23.5 Riaz to Kohli, 1 run, the Indians are milking the singles with ease, another one through mid wicket

23.4 Riaz to Tendulkar, 1 run, shortish delivery and Tendulkar arched back before upper dabbing it down to third man, all along the ground

23.3 Riaz to Kohli, 1 run, short of length and angling away, Kohli gets back and punches it to sweeper cover

23.2 Riaz to Kohli, no run, back to solid defence, on a short of length on off stump, Kohli gets behind the line to block

23.1 Riaz to Kohli, no run, loose shot from Kohli, Riaz has come back for another spell, angled across Kohli who reaches out to glide it down to third man, does not connect, a slip is in place too for Riaz

Wahab Riaz [3.0-0-10-1] is back into the attack

22.6 Hafeez to Kohli, 1 run, driven to long off, retains the strike with that run

22.5 Hafeez to Kohli, no run, Tendulkar has been sent back by Kohli, it was pushed to square leg

22.4 Hafeez to Kohli, no run, that fell just short of Hafeez, a bottom handed drive, but it did not carry to Hafeez

22.1 Hafeez to Kohli, no run, goes on the backfoot and whips it with the spin to square leg

21.6 Afridi to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, talk about deft touches and this one stands right up there! It was slightly quicker in the channel outside the off stump, Tendulkar opened the face and just dabbed it wide of the keeper, short third man gave a chase, dives but in vain, top shot!

21.5 Afridi to Kohli, 1 run, nicely flighted, worked using his wrists to long on, he is a good player of spin bowling

21.4 Afridi to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar tucks that one past square leg for a single

21.3 Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, short and wide, Tendulkar can't reach out for it

21.2 Afridi to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, wonderful shot! it was tossed up nicely, Tendulkar leans to get close to the pitch of the delivery and drives it over extra cover, gets to his 95th ODIFIFTY!!, 15th in World Cups, 15th against Pakistan as well, he is living a charmed life

21.1 Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar leans on it and drives it to extra cover

20.6 Hafeez to Kohli, no run, goes on the backfoot and tucks it with the spin to short mid

20.5 Hafeez to Kohli, no run, driven straight to the fielder at cover

20.4 Hafeez to Kohli, no run, driven back to Hafeez

20.3 Hafeez to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar sees that flighted delivery on off and drives down to long on

20.2 Hafeez to Tendulkar, no run, slowly turned to short mid wicket

20.1 Hafeez to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and defends

19.6 Afridi to Tendulkar, 1 run, driven after getting to the pitch of the ball, down to long off

19.5 Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, solid forward defence

19.4 Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, down leg and catches Tendulkar's thigh pad

19.3 Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar has gotten another life and would you believe it? Well tossed up delivery outside off, Tendulkar cracked that hard, YK at cover, got both hands to it, it went to his right, then had a second chance as well, but could not recover in time, he can't believe it, so are Akhtar and Co. Afridi will be tearing his beautiful hair apart strand by strand if this keeps happening

19.2 Afridi to Kohli, 1 run, wristed with the spin to square leg

19.1 Afridi to Tendulkar, 1 run, well tossed up delivery outside off, Tendulkar gets forward and drives it wide of a sprawling YK at extra cover

18.6 Hafeez to Kohli, no run, Kohli comes in and goes on the backfoot to calmly nudge it to square leg, an extra man is in now saving the single

Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.5 Hafeez to Gambhir, out Stumped!! Kamran is razor sharp today. He has stumped Gambhir within the blink of an eye. What a beautiful ball from Hafeez too, drew Gambhir down the wicket, Gambhir was not to the pitch of it, as he always does, he tried to angle it down to short third, but the ball ripped away from the bat, leaving him stranded. A lovely wicket for Hafeez and he pumps his fist. Gambhir st Kamran Akmal b Hafeez 27(32) [4s-2]

Hafeez to Gambhir, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!

18.4 Hafeez to Gambhir, no run, tossed up delivery on off stump, Gambhir comes on the frontfoot and defends

18.3 Hafeez to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar gets the bat in front of the pad and works it down to mid wicket

18.2 Hafeez to Tendulkar, no run, punched to short mid

18.1 Hafeez to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir goes on the backfoot and pushes it down to long on, wanted the 2nd, not there

17.6 Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, once again Tendulkar leans forward and blocks

17.5 Afridi to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, a mistimed chip and Wahab Riaz has made a hash of that stop at long on, dived to his left and though he could get his body behind it, the ball rolled into the ropes, Afridi has a worried look on his face, not very happy with that effort of his fast bowler

17.4 Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, the drifter, or the slider, Tendulkar picks it and goes on the backfoot to defend it back to Afridi

17.3 Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar is tentative, prodding, pushing, now a leading edge rolls to backward point

17.2 Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, well tossed up outside off, Tendulkar gets forward and defends

17.1 Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar tried to hit that too hard and ended up cracking it hard into the ground and the ball rolls back to Afridi

16.6 Hafeez to Gambhir, no run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, Gambhir gets forward to push it back down the wicket

16.5 Hafeez to Gambhir, 2 runs, down leg and Gambhir gets some bat on it to get it down to fine leg

16.4 Hafeez to Gambhir, FOUR!!, top shot, use of the feet first, then forces Hafeez to bowl short, now Gambhir rocks back and cuts it past the very narrow gap between the two men on the off side, point dived to his right, but could not stop it

16.3 Hafeez to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and tucks it to square leg

16.2 Hafeez to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar is struggling a tad, but he is fighting on, pushed softly down the track as he fails to get to the pitch of the ball

16.1 Hafeez to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir comes down the track and drives it down to extra cover

Mohammad Hafeez, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Hafeez comes on now. From round the wicket.

15.6 Afridi to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir goes on the backfoot and then sees the length, it was shortish, deftly steers it down to short third

15.5 Afridi to Gambhir, no run, paddle swept to short fine

15.4 Afridi to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir shimmies down the wicket and pushes it back to Afridi

15.3 Afridi to Tendulkar, 1 run, driven to deep extra cover

15.2 Afridi to Gambhir, 1 run, on driven to long on

15.1 Afridi to Gambhir, no run, pushed back to Afridi

14.6 Ajmal to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, was that an edge? or did it miss everything, magnificent doosra from Ajmal, it spun away viciously, Tendulkar got forward to defend, the ball took the edge and ran away past the vacant slip position, Ajmal wears a disappointed look on his face, Ian Gould changes his original decision which was leg-byes

14.5 Ajmal to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar closes the face of the bat and tickles it to short fine

14.4 Ajmal to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery on off, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and pushes it back to Ajmal

14.3 Ajmal to Tendulkar, no run, slides down leg and catches the pad

14.2 Ajmal to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, nice paddle sweep, Tendulkar on a bent knee, took that from middle and leg, swept it wide of short fine, it kept on racing away to the fence

14.1 Ajmal to Gambhir, 1 run, pushed wide of cover

Saeed Ajmal [3.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

That's drinks at Mohali. Never has Sachin been more lucky. 3 close decisions going in his favor. That LBW for all money seemed out. Reminiscent to the way he got out to Marcus North on 98 at this very ground in a test match. Who was the umpire then. Ian Gould the same man. Then there was no UDRS and that one was plumb. This one looked too, but the spin on the ball was taking it down leg.

13.6 Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, an open faced square drive and Hafeez fields with a slide to his left at cover point

13.5 Afridi to Gambhir, 1 run, floated on the stumps, Gambhir on drives, it was in the air, but well in front of long on

13.4 Afridi to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and whips it to square leg

13.3 Afridi to Gambhir, 1 run, driven to long off

13.2 Afridi to Gambhir, 2 runs, drives a full toss down to long off, wide of the fielder

13.1 Afridi to Tendulkar, 1 run, dropped by Misbah at mid wicket, it was an easy catch, and Misbah who is one of the best fielders in the Pakistani side shells it, it was pulled to his right, he was not in a good position and dropped it, Afridi isn't happy initially, then in a lovely moment, has a smile at Tendulkar and pats him on the back.

12.6 Ajmal to Gambhir, FOUR!!, that shows how quick the outfield is, it was nothing more than a deft dab past Razzaq at short third, Razzaq went after the ball, but though he slid, he could not pull it back

12.5 Ajmal to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir comes down the track and is saved by the fat inside edge onto the pads as he attempts an ugly hoick to leg

12.4 Ajmal to Tendulkar, 1 run, pushed wide of cover

12.3 Ajmal to Tendulkar, no run, mistimed push with a closed face to Misbah at short mid

12.2 Ajmal to Tendulkar, no run, going down leg and Tendulkar is caught on the pad even as he shuffles across, Kamran was confident, Ian Gould says no

12.1 Ajmal to Tendulkar, no run, Ajmal is bowling beautifully, Tendulkar closes the face of the bat a bit too early, a soft leading edge back to Ajmal

11.6 Afridi to Tendulkar, 1 run, Once again Kamran is at it, Misbah, Misbah, Misbah he screeches as the ball is played to the left of him at short mid, no chance of stopping that even as he slid, easy single

11.5 Afridi to Gambhir, 1 run, closed face nudge down to short fine, Kamran is shouting his lungs out there

11.4 Afridi to Tendulkar, 1 run, goes on the backfoot and tucks it to short fine leg

11.3 Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, driven crisply, but straight to the fielder at cover

11.2 Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, and again, Tendulkar initially thought that to work to leg, then as it drifted in, he defended it back to Afridi

11.1 Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, drifting in to off stump, Tendulkar gets right behind the line to defend

Shahid Afridi, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

10.6 Ajmal to Tendulkar, 1 run, driven past cover, where a half stop allows a single

10.5 Ajmal to Tendulkar, no run, that was almost Dhoniesque from Kamran, Tendulkar over-balanced himself as he missed out on the doosra, it spun away, Tendulkar was beaten on the outside edge, Kamran whipped the bails off in a flash, but Tendulkar's back foot was back in the nick of time, it was in the air for a while, but came back. BOD goes to him. The crowd have gone quiet, then mad in the space of two balls. Could it be SRT's day?, might well be.

Drama, as now the third ump has been called for a stumping chance. Once again Tendulkar might get away, Billy Bowden is the third ump, Munna Moosa Patel smiles whole-heartedly. Hear the roar now says Sourav to Sanjay. Nerves jangling. Even Viru is out there watching and smiling. What a brilliant ball from Ajmal and even better glove work from Kamran

10.4 Ajmal to Tendulkar, no run, missing leg as Tendulkar missed the nudge, going down and the crowd clear their throats, India have still a review left

Will SRT take the review?, he has been given out by Gould. LBW was the call. Looks out to the naked eye. No inside edge onto the pads. Missing says the hawk-eye and Tendulkar will survive. Ian Gould over-turns the decision. The roar at Mohali summarises the importance of the man. Ian Gould shakes his head. He saw that on the big screen and didn't like it. To be honest, I thought Tendulkar was out, when I saw it first.

10.3 Ajmal to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar turns it with the angle to mid wicket, straight to the fielder

10.2 Ajmal to Gambhir, 1 run, sloppy from Afridi at cover, pushed to the left of him, he did not bend down and allowed the single

9.4 Riaz to Tendulkar, no run, short of length delivery on off stump, Tendulkar is solid in defence

9.3 Riaz to Tendulkar, leg byes, FOUR!!, first real bad ball that Riaz has bowled, down leg, Tendulkar had to get something on it, he did, not bat, but a thick thigh pad, Gul gave up the chase pretty early at fine leg

9.2 Riaz to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir gets forward and clips the good length delivery on off stump, down to fine leg

9.1 Riaz to Gambhir, no run, shortish and outside off, Gambhir punches it with a full face of the bat, but straight to the fielder at backward point

8.6 Ajmal to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir goes on the backfoot and then pushes it to Gul at mid on, retains the strike with that run

8.5 Ajmal to Gambhir, 2 runs, superb running from Gambhir and Tendulkar, Ajmal isn't happy, it was nudged wide of Gul at mid on, Shafiq ran in from deep mid, but a comfortable couple in the end

8.4 Ajmal to Gambhir, no run, good fielding from Hafeez at gully, dives to his left and cuts it off

8.3 Ajmal to Gambhir, no run, punched off the backfoot to cover

8.2 Ajmal to Gambhir, no run, shortish and on middle, Gambhir goes on the backfoot and steers it to a shortish gully

8.1 Ajmal to Gambhir, no run, initially Gambhir was attempting to come down the track, then as it was full on the stumps, he went back to push it to cover

Saeed Ajmal, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Ajmal - an attacking off spinner comes on. A slip in place. Tendulkar and Gambhir will look to use their feet against him.

7.6 Riaz to Tendulkar, no run, back to solid defence, short of length delivery on off, Tendulkar gets right behind the line to block

7.4 Riaz to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery that straightened on off stump, Tendulkar does not close the face too early, the soft leading edge rolls back to Riaz

7.3 Riaz to Tendulkar, no run, good bowling, Riaz fools the great man, with a slower cutter, beating Tendulkar on the pull, who was too early into the shot, hit on the body

7.2 Riaz to Tendulkar, no run, short of length delivery on the middle and leg, Tendulkar closes the face of the bat and wrists it to square leg

7.1 Riaz to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, Razzaq is running so slowly, in a slow motion shot - you will see that, not on a cricket field, tucked to his right at mid on, his old weary legs don't have the pace on it to cut it off, the ball kept eluding him and runing away to the fence

6.6 Gul to Tendulkar, 3 runs, Tendulkar just called for 2, but the ball kept racing away, a gentle push past short cover, Shafiq ran after it, the ball too ran away faster and they take 3

6.5 Gul to Tendulkar, no run, lovely on drive, with a full face, but straight to the fielder at mid on

6.4 Gul to Tendulkar, no run, comes back with a short of length delivery on off stump, Tendulkar blocks solidly from the crease, Ian Gould has cautioned Umar Gul for running on the danger area, not sure whether it is an official warning, will confirm it soon

6.3 Gul to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, Gul is not happy with himself for drifting down leg, Tendulkar closes the face of the bat and glances it down to fine leg, beating the man who was very square, Gul admonishes himself for bowling ther

6.2 Gul to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir goes on the backfoot and steers it with an open face down to third man

6.1 Gul to Gambhir, no run, suddenly the wicket of Sehwag has pepped up Gul, beats Gambhir on the angle, it seamed away past the attempted forward prod and was close to the edge

5.6 Riaz to Gambhir, 1 run, to mid on, softly tapped wide of short mid, takes the single and gets off the mark

Gautam Gambhir, left handed bat, comes to the crease

5.5 Riaz to Sehwag, out Lbw!! Monstrous wicket that for Pakistan and the bowling change has worked. Sehwag was hopping on the backfoot to whip that away, it pitched on middle and went past his waft, would've taken out middle. Good decision that from Taufel. The Pakistani contigent in the crowd go ballistic. India lose a review. Sehwag did not even ask Tendulkar and went for the review, he thought that it might have pitched outside leg, it didn't. The nippy pace of Riaz has got Sehwag out. Sehwag lbw b Riaz 38(25) [4s-9]

Riaz to Sehwag, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

Sehwag has asked for a review, he has been given out LBW. Taufel is the ump. The crowd have gone silent. Did it pitch outside leg? Sehwag immediately went for the review.

5.4 Riaz to Sehwag, no run, good bouncer, Sehwag had to duck under that in a hurry

5.3 Riaz to Tendulkar, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg stump line, Tendulkar gets inside the line to tuck it, goes off the thigh pad

5.2 Riaz to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar moves to off and then whips the ball that was angled across him down to square leg

5.1 Riaz to Tendulkar, no run, angled across on a good length, Tendulkar watches it and then lets it go, a sighter first up for Tendulkar

Wahab Riaz, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Riaz comes on. Aplogies for not introducing Realtime Thiru who is on scoring. The trusted duo are once again bringing you the proceedings.

4.6 Gul to Sehwag, FOUR!!, Sehwag is jumping, hopping and wants to hit every ball to the fence, short and wide outside off, poor delivery by Gul, Sehwag had to reach out a little, did and hit it over point's head, the razor fast outfield does the rest

4.5 Gul to Sehwag, no run, good ball, the surprise short delivery, Gul has attempted it for the first time and Sehwag ducks

4.4 Gul to Sehwag, FOUR!!, Sehwag looks unstoppable today, middle stump half volley, Sehwag goes deep back into his crease and flicks it past mid wicket, there are 3 men on the on side, but none had a chance as the ball screamed to the fence

4.3 Gul to Sehwag, no run, fraction short outside off, Sehwag went on the backfoot and punched it to Umar at backward point

4.2 Gul to Sehwag, no run, Ravi Shaz calls it a national highway, while Ramiz Rambo reckons it is a concrete slab, they are referring to the Mohali wicket as Sehwag unveils a rock solid defence off the front-foot, eyes under the ball and blocking

4.1 Gul to Sehwag, no run, short of length delivery on off stump, Sehwag gets right behind the line and defends well

3.6 Razzaq to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, Gorgeous!, What a master-ful stroke that is, my colleague, Sid V says it is already bringing back the memories of Centurion 03, beautiful extra cover drive, pierced the gap between cover and Afridi didn't dive to his left at mid off, Tendulkar will get his first boundary

3.5 Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Tendulkar defends solidly

3.4 Razzaq to Sehwag, 1 run, flicked down to fine leg

3.3 Razzaq to Sehwag, FOUR!!, no swing nor there is any seam, Gary Kirsten and Eric Simons watch the ball fly to the fence, Sehwag got forward, it was on a good length on off, just belted it straight back over the head of Razzaq, one bounce over the ropes, almost went all the way, looks like Sehwag has decided to hit the leather of the ball

3.2 Razzaq to Sehwag, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Sehwag drives, but straight to the fielder at cover

3.1 Razzaq to Tendulkar, 3 runs, all touch, class and elegance from Tendulkar who I reckon will play the sheet-anchor today, opens the face of the bat and deftly steers it past point, good running will bring them 3

2.6 Gul to Sehwag, no run, some damage control as Gul bowls that well, with a lot of pace and followed Sehwag who was trying to heave it to leg, inside edged it onto his boot

2.6 Gul to Sehwag, no ball, FOUR!!, Carnage has started at Mohali, what's worse for Gul and Pakistan is the fact that it is a no-ball and a free hit will be coming up, a regulation half volley has been emphatically thrashed off the front-foot, planted his foot forward and cracked it hard, Gul walks back with a disconsolate look on his face

2.5 Gul to Sehwag, FOUR!!, Sehwag says ok, 3 on the on side, I will have one on the off as well, the crowd are dancing in the isles, back of the hand slower delivery, too short and too wide outside off, Sehwag arches back and carves it past point, 4 boundaries in the over, Gul is under massive pressure, Afridi though keeps egging him on

2.4 Gul to Sehwag, FOUR!!, Sehwag will hit you all day, so will Tendulkar if anyone bowls there, drifting in all the time into the pads, Sehwag closes the face of the bat and then gently wrists it to the right of the square leg ump, deep fine had no chance, Sehwag is away and so are India, Gul and Pak under pressure

2.3 Gul to Sehwag, no run, this time Sehwag turns it straight to the fielder at square leg

2.2 Gul to Sehwag, FOUR!!, again, Gul knows it, Afridi is pointing out to Gul to swing the ball away from Sehwag after that ball went to the fence, he is telling Gul not to bring it in, a good delivery, but Sehwag is so good that he goes on the backfoot and whips the short of length delivery on middle past the vacant square leg region, consecutive boundaries and a little kid in the crowd are smiles

2.1 Gul to Sehwag, FOUR!!, too easy for Sehwag, Raina and Co. in the dressing room are chuffed, all the fielders are on the off side and Gul errs by bowling it fuller on the pads, flicked away with disdain over square leg

1.6 Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar stands tall and defends with an open face to the off side

1.5 Razzaq to Sehwag, 1 run, punched wide of a diving Asad Shafiq at cover, Sehwag will take the single

1.4 Razzaq to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar gets off the mark with a tight single, pushed off the backfoot to the right of Riaz at mid on, he was in as the throw missed, reminiscent to the way he got off the mark against SL in the 2003 WC, that time Jayasuriya missed, similar shot, similar result

1.3 Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, solid forward defence from Tendulkar to a a tight delivery on off stump

1.2 Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, signs of variable bounce? or is it the lack of pace from Razzaq, that one stood a bit low, Tendulkar tried to punch it on the up, the ball stopped on Tendulkar and caught the inner half of the bat, before it went back to Razzaq

1.1 Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, ambles in and lands it on a good length on off stump, Tendulkar gets forward and softly wrists it down to mid on

Abdul Razzaq, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Razzaq has the new ball. He used to trouble Sachin a lot during the VB series in 1999. Maybe this is a psychological move from the Pakistanis to give him the new nut. A slip in place for him.

0.6 Gul to Sehwag, no run, short of length and rising from that length, Sehwag gets right behind the line and defends right under his eyes

0.5 Gul to Sehwag, no run, another good drive, but Pakistan have that region plugged now, cover driven straight to the fielder at cover point

Now Sehwag is unhappy that someone moved behind Gul's arm. He waves his left hand and asks the guy to move away.

0.4 Gul to Sehwag, no run, good comeback from Gul, on a short of length and moving away after pitching, Sehwag tried to punch it on the up, it beat his bat and went to Kamran, there is definite swing for Gul

0.3 Gul to Sehwag, FOUR!!, Sehwag gets off the mark with yet another boundary four in this WC, in all the games that he has played so far, he has done that, fabulous shot, driven on the up past cover, moved across to off and then a caressed drive, all along the carpet, the ball screams away, looks a very fast outfield this

0.2 Gul to Sehwag, no run, in the channel outside off, left alone, no swing or seam movement for Gul that time

0.1 Gul to Sehwag, no run, Sehwag was surprised that it was not called a wide, went after a swinging out swinger, reached out and tried to square drive, missed, it nestled in Kamran's gloves, who appealed for a caught behind, but Gul is lucky that he got away

Sehwag and Tendulkar are at the crease. Sehwag is on strike. Gul will open the attack

The Pakistani team are in a huddle. Out come the Indian openers. Sachin gets a massive roar from the crowd. What's new you might say. Umar Gul - the potent weapon for Pakistan is at the top of his mark. A couple of slips in place for him. Here we go. Let the game begin!

National Anthems: First up is the Pakistani one. After that is the Indian anthem and as it ends, a huge roar goes up at Mohali. Right now, both the prime-ministers of India and Pakistan are shaking hands with both the sides' players. Before that, Sachin was having a few things to say to his batting partner Sehwag - who was all ears.

Thanks Ajith. Huge. Humongous. Monstrous. All the adjectives in the English dictionary won't be enough to describe this game. It's such a big occasion - a political one too - as Manmohan Singh the Indian Prime Minister and Yusuf Raza Gilani, the Pakistan Prime Minister are in attendance. Aamir Khan along with his wife Kiran Rao are in the crowd. Lots of celebrities will be in today. Sonia Gandhi along with her son, Rahul are there too.

Alright, it's that kind of a day where even an atheist believes more in superstitions than his common sense. Can't blame it, as I said, it's that kind of a day. And we have a bit of superstitions doing the rounds in the office. Me, Ajith, will hand over comm duties to Srivathsa. Will be back after a while. Hoping to see a good game.

Afridi: The wicket is good, but I don't think the toss will matter too much. The boys are confident, the team dressing room atmosphere is good. As a captain, it is a big game for me. I am going in with the same side.

MS Dhoni: We would like to bat first, it is a good track, we'll bat first and put the pressure on the opposition. The most critical day was the travelling day, we could not get a direct flight. We had two good days of practice, first day we played football and volley ball and the next day we did our fielding drills. In place of Ashwin, Nehra is playing. Pakistan are good players of spin bowling, and that's why we wanted more options to manoeuvere in terms of pace.

India have won the toss and elected to bat

Time for the toss, and there is a rumour doing the rounds that Nehra is replacing Ashwin. Is it true? Dhoni will confirm it at the toss, Ravi Shastri, surprisingly, isn't shouting!

1:54 PM IST - Six minutes to go for the toss Pitch report:: The wicket is well rolled, the cracks haven't moved at all. There could be a little bit of pace and some movement under the lights. The team winning the toss would like to bat first, 300 will be achievable feels Sourav Ganguly.

1:30 PM IST: Just wanted to remind you all - 30 minutes to go for the toss. Nothing more!

Rameez Raja says the Pakistani team management are not all that confident about Shoaib Akhtar. He says they would want a fitter bowler who can bowl better in the second and third spells and he reckons Akhtar does not fit into the scheme of things. Sanjay Manjrekar adds: I had a chat with Waqar Younis and he confirmed the fact that Akhtar won't feature in today's game.

Shoaib Akhtar is out there sweating it out in the practice drills. Have they kept him aside just to keep him fresh for this epic clash? The Indians shouldn't worry, there was this same hype about him in the 2003 World Cup game, but Sachin Tendulkar made sure that the fears were put to rest.

won123 writes in: On 31st March 2001 Sachin Tendulkar became the first person to score 10,000 runs in ODIs. Ten years later, on the 30th of March 2011, will he be the first one to score 100 International tons?

A piece of stat from Mohali: Of the 15 day night matches played in Mohali, the team batting first has won the game on 10 occasions. India have played 8 day night games in Mohali, they have a win percentage of 50. India and Pakistan have played twice in Mohali, and on both occasions, Pakistan came up victorious. Will it change today?

On one side there is a Shahid Afridi who is the highest wicket taker so far in the World Cup having taken 21 wickets. There is a Yuvraj Singh on the other side who has been devastating both with the bat and the ball, he has also been the Man of the Match on 4 occasions in the 2011 World Cup. Don't write Virender Sehwag off. He hasn't fired as he would have wanted to, but today may just be his day. What about Akhtar, are they gonna play him?

Among the current players in the Indian side, Sachin Tendulkar is the only bowler to have taken a five wicket haul against Pakistan in ODIs. He took 5/50 in an ODI in 2005 at Kochi. And remember, Sachin Tendulkar got his first World Cup fifty against Pakistan, the unbeaten 54 in 1992.

Stat Buzz: Sachin and Sehwag, when they walk out to bat today, will become the only openers for India to have opened the batting against Pakistan in successive WC games coming after a gap of 8 years. Sachin Tendulkar is the only player to have featured in all four World Cup wins against Pakistan.

12:00 PM IST, Mohali - India vs Pakistan: Words can't tell you how big this game is, and the build up is such that you just can't ignore it. It's time for cricket to bring the world to a standstill, brace yourselves folks, the rivalry is all set to unravel again. Yes, there has been some rain in Mohali, but let me make it clear - the sun is beating hard and we are all set for a cracker of an encounter. As always, this is Ajith bringing you all the action. I will also be joined by Sid V and Srivathsa. Yes, we have two more hours to go for the toss, but we can't wait until then. The show kicks off here, we'll have plenty of updates coming your way. Before I add anything more, I would like to welcome each one of you to the ultimate carnival of cricket.

Preview by Saurabh Somani
There are blockbusters and there are blockbusters. An India-Pakistan match in normal circumstances qualifies as one. But when it's in the semi-finals of a World Cup that is held in the sub-continent; that is the most watched in history - then it's somewhat bland to describe the match as simply a blockbuster. We'll search for the appropriate words later.
There is no point in saying that this is 'just another match' and the players and fans ought to treat it as such. The fans will never treat it as such, which in turn means the players will never be allowed to treat it as such. It will be about India's batting versus Pakistan's bowling - and it will also be about India's bowling versus Pakistan's batting - but more than anything else, it will be about who handles the pressure better.
New Zealand showed that application and commitment, when allied with pressure, do strange things. South Africa were felled, and Sri Lanka were given the jitters. If a team that is so much shorter on raw ability than India or Pakistan can induce such panic, there is no telling what a choke applied by a more skillful set of players would do.
Batting vs Bowling
In the build up of India's batsmen and Pakistan's bowlers, one equally important battle has been overlooked: that between India's bowlers and Pakistan's batsmen. (Both sets of fielders are equally good/bad on most days). Pakistan's batting line-up revolves largely around Umar Akmal and Misbah ul Haq, and while those two have been good, they haven't yet been spectacular. India's bowling often seems to start and end with Zaheer Khan. Zaheer has been spectacular, but none of the others have given the impression that they could turn the match on their own. The Indian batting vs Pakistan bowling will be a battle to see who is stronger. The Indian bowling vs Pakistan batting will be one to see who is less weak. In a crunch match such as this, the second battle is as important as the first one. [A detailed and more in-depth look at the numbers of the Indian and Pakistani players has been provided in this analysis.]
The first battle will rely heavily on the respective starters. Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag versus Umar Gul and Shoaib Akhtar - who Pakistan should include given his love of the big stage and proven ability to perform - will be a mouth-watering clash. Even more, it will be a clash whose outcome will give the side that wins it a huge advantage. Just like India can point at a deep batting line-up that can still threaten in case the openers fail, so too can Pakistan point to a varied and penetrating bowling attack, that can still strike if the opening bowlers fail.
The Game Changers:
Whatever be the outcome of this match, one thing is fairly certain: If Pakistan win, Shahid Afridi will go on to get the Man of the Series award, and if India win, Yuvraj Singh will collect the honours. Both perform symmetrically opposite roles for their teams - they are their team's go-to men in the middle overs for batting and bowling respectively. Both have brought a second skill to the table and been very successful at it too: Yuvraj with his bowling and Afridi with his captaincy. Yuvraj may not be the best purveyor of flight and loop, just as Afridi may not be the most tactically astute captain - but Yuvraj has cunning, the ability to deceive and discipline, while Afridi has the ability to unite a team famous for quarreling among themselves often more than with the opposition. Both have looked like men on a mission in this tournament. The steely-eyed determination is visible in Yuvraj everytime he has walked out and bailed the team out of a tight situation, and Afridi's fierce desire to win is on display everytime Pakistan have played.
They are running neck-and-neck with each other in the performance stakes. One of them will pull away at Mohali.
The Conditions:
There was considerable flutter after heavy overnight rains in Chandigarh and Mohali, but all weather reports have predicted a sunny day on 30th March. The pitch is very much a bat-first wicket, though dew is a considration. However, the ground staff will use chemicals to keep the outfield dry. Moreover, if there is cloud cover, the chances of dew are supposed to decrease, while lending the ball additional zip in the latter half of the day. The conditions definitely point to the side winning the toss batting first. What both teams must tell themselves though, is that winning the World Cup requires a team to be able to beat both opponents and odds - and that the match, or even the advantage is not lost if the toss is lost.
The Teams:
The rains are likely to have caused last-minute changes in both camps. India's batting will remain unchanged barring a late injury, with Raina having conclusively stolen a march over Yusuf Pathan after the quarter-final against Australia. Their bowling though - more specifically the identity of the man who will share the new ball with Zaheer - is still uncertain. None of Munaf, Nehra or Sreesanth have lit the stands on fire with their performances so far, and going in with any one of them will be a gamble. The think-tank is likely to go with the bowler who has shown the best rhythm in the nets, while taking into account the fact that the bowler in question needs to be mentally strong for the pressures that such a match brings.
Pakistan's main dilemma is whether to include Shoaib Akhtar over Wahab Riaz. Akhtar is a proven match-winner, but hasn't had the the best recent form. Moreover, he does not inspire 100% confidence of getting through 10 full overs. The other question for Pakistan is on whether Saeed Ajmal will get a game or not. Pakistan could opt for Afridi as the lone spinner, with a pace heavy attack, but if they go with two spinners, it will be Ajmal competing with Abdur Rehman for a spot.
The Verdict:
The concept of favourites has not really worked all the time in this World Cup, and in this match, it will matter even less who is stronger on paper. It will matter even less that India has never beaten Pakistan at Mohali or that Pakistan have never beaten India in a World Cup. Such records are meaningless except in posterity.
What will matter is who among the twenty two players will be able to seize the moment. Who will be able to turn the flow of the match - as Sachin Tendulkar memorably did in 2003 - and to recognize that cricketing immortality lies in the moment thus seized: with one shot magically played, one over perfectly bowled, one catch breath-takingly caught.
Blockbuster is too mild a word. It's going to be epic.